counterpart, rishi sunak, will sign a new defence pact to deploy a uk carrier strike group to the indo pacific in 2025. shaimaa khalil reports from hiroshima. at 0kinawa s naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan s southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that s becoming more real by the day for the self defence forces, or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china s capabilities increase, so too should his squadron s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front
at 0kinawa s naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan s southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that s becoming more real by the day for the self defense forces or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china s capabilities increase, so too should his squadron s readiness to retaliate. translation: when i scramble to intercept the planes and see l chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i m on a mission at the front line of national defence.
or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. okinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china s capabilities increase, so too should his squadron s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i m on a mission at the front line of national defence. china s activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in our training. when the government announced the biggest military build up since the second world war, it illustrated japan s urgent need to show that it can defend itself. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at its doorstep be it from a belligerent north korea
more real by the day for the self defense forces or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan. but the young pilot tells me, as china s capabilities increase, so too should his squadron s readiness to retaliate. translate: when i scramble. to intercept the planes and see chinese aircraft in front of me, i naturally feel a sense of tension. but it also makes me realise that i m on a mission at the front line of national defence. china s activities are getting more complex, so we need to reflect that in ourtraining. when the government announced the biggest military build up since the second world war, it illustrated japan s urgent need to show that it can defend itself. this is a pacifist nation now facing the potential of a conflict at its doorstep.
reuters is reporting that the uk s prime minister rishi sunak and japan s prime minister fumio kishida will agree a landmark new global strategic partnership, called the hiroshima accord at the g7 summit. it will include the doubling of uk troop numbers in upcoming joint exercises, committing to deploy carrier strike group to indo pacific in 2025. president biden will arrives for the summit on thursday. japan is hosting this year s meeting in hiroshima amid an increasingly unstable and tense indo pacific. shaimaa khalil reports. at 0kinawa s naha air base, these routine military exercises have become more urgent. japan s southwestern islands are on the front line of any potential conflict between taiwan and china, a threat that s becoming more real by the day for the self defense forces or the sdf. captain ura and his colleagues know that any response would have to involve their american counterparts. 0kinawa is home to the biggest concentration of us military presence in japan.