A large-scale joint exercise between the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military was held in Kyushu, assuming the defense of remote islands, and the U.S. military's rocket artillery system was deployed for the first time to Amami Oshima in the Nansei Islands.
The U.S. military's electronic warfare unit, which conducts radio jamming to neutralize opponent's attacks, will also be deployed to Amami Oshima for the first time, with the aim of increasing deterrence against China and other countries that are strengthening their maritime advances.
A total of 2,100 personnel from the Ground Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army participated in the training, which has been held in various parts of Kyushu since mid-August, assuming the defense of remote islands. training has been published.
In the training, in addition to the Ground Self-Defense Force's "Type 12 surface-to-ship guided missile" deployed on Amami Oshima, the US military's high-mobility rocket artillery system = "Himaas" was deployed.
"Hymars" has been provided to Ukraine, which is under military invasion from Russia, and in this training, it was assumed that the other party's ships were approaching the Nansei Islands, and procedures for joint response were confirmed. is.
In addition, Japanese and American electronic warfare units, which interfere with radio waves emitted from communication equipment and radars to neutralize enemy attacks, also participated, confirming cooperation with shooting units.
This is the first time that the "Hymars" and the US military's electronic warfare unit have been deployed to Amami Oshima in the Nansei Islands.