The largest military exercise with Britain since the military cooperation agreement between the countries came into force has begun in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture. This was reported by RIA News Referring to the Japanese newspaper Sankei.
In addition to 400 Japanese land forces, 200 British soldiers are also participating in the exercise called Vigilant Isles; This is a record number for the entire exercise.
Soldier training will take place in four prefectures of Japan and will last until November 26. During the exercise, soldiers will conduct infiltration and reconnaissance operations in order to “defend remote islands”.
It was noted that 80 soldiers from England participated in the exercises in 2022. Their numbers increased in 2023 with the entry into force of a military cooperation agreement that facilitated British entry into Japan.
Before that, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida inspected Self-defense forces at Iruma Air Base, which the country says faces the most severe and challenging security environment in the post-war period.
Previously in Japan anxious Air patrols of Russia and China near the country’s borders.