Japan Announces Indo-Pacific Warship Deployment Ahead of U.S.-led RIMPAC Exercise

JS Izumo (DDH-183) docking at the Port Klang Cruise Terminal, Malaysia during its 2019 Indo-Pacific Deployment. Dzirhan Mahadzir Photo

Four Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warships will leave later this month for a four-month deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific region, Japan’s Ministry of Defense recently announced.

From June 13 to Oct. 28, Indo-Pacific Deployment 2022 (IPD2022) will involve three ships, a submarine and three fixed-wing aircraft from the JMSDF.

The deployment has two...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/01/japan-announces-indo-pacific-warship-deployment-ahead-of-u-s-led-rimpac-exercise

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