The Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the U.S. military conducted a joint exercise in the Sea of ​​Japan on the 20th. Japan dispatched F-15, F-2 and other fighter jets. The U.S. military has B-52 bombers and C-17 transport aircraft. The outside world believes that it is to contain China and Russia in the Western Pacific military exercise.

(Extracted from the website of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force)

[Central News Agency] The Japan Air Self-Defense Force said today that the F-15 fighter jets belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Base and the U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers conducted a joint exercise over the Sea of ​​Japan on the 20th.

Japanese media pointed out that it is generally believed that this is mainly to contain China and Russia.

Japan's Kitakuni Shimbun News Agency reported that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force stated that in this joint military exercise between the United States and Japan, four F-15 fighters belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force's Komatsu Base (located in Ishikawa Prefecture) and four F-2 fighters belonging to the Tsukijo Base in Fukuoka Prefecture join.

The U.S. military sent two B-52 strategic bombers and a C-17 transport aircraft to participate.

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The Ministry of Defense of Japan (Ministry of Defense) pointed out that on the 14th, two Russian bombers and two fighter planes flew in the air above the Noto Peninsula in the direction of Japanese airspace, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter planes scrambled to respond.

Last month, Russian bombers and Chinese bombers conducted long-distance joint flights in the Sea of ​​Japan, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. The Ministry of Defense of Japan has strengthened its vigilance against the actions of China and Russia.