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Japan flies specialized rescue aircraft in multinational Pacific drill

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Japan's Self-Defense Forces are participating in the multinational exercise Balikatan 26, hosted by the U.S. and the Philippines, showcasing their capabilities in joint and combined operations. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's US-2 amphibious aircraft is taking part in the training, reflecting a force increasingly oriented toward Indo-Pacific security demands.

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces are participating in Balikatan 26, the U.S.-Philippine hosted multinational exercise, and the capabilities they brought to the training reflect a force increasingly oriented toward the kind of joint, combined operations that the Indo-Pacific security environment demands. The Japan Joint Staff released imagery showing the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s US-2 amphibious aircraft conducting […]]]>

Japan flies specialized rescue aircraft in multinational Pacific drill

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