us aircraft carriers have a "window period" in the asia-pacific region, and the movements of japan's "izumo" have attracted attention
2024-09-05
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[global times reporter guo yuandan] kyodo news of japan quoted the japan maritime self-defense force on august 31 as saying that from august 27 to 29, the maritime self-defense force and the navies of australia, italy, germany and france conducted joint exercises in the waters south of kanto and east of okinawa. this move aims to highlight the cooperation between the navies of the japan maritime self-defense force and the navies of various countries. experts interviewed by the global times said that the five-nation joint exercise mainly focused on operations in the traditional security field. although the united states did not seem to be involved in the exercise, in fact, the influence of the united states was everywhere.
photos released by japan's kyodo news agency show that a total of nine surface ships participated in the exercise. the japan maritime self-defense force said that japan dispatched the "izumo" that was transformed into an aircraft carrier, as well as submarines and p-1 patrol aircraft. the italian "giant cavour" aircraft carrier and frigates that docked at yokosuka port for the first time also participated in the exercise. in addition, there were frigates from germany and france, and destroyers from australia. it was reported that the content of the exercise included air defense, anti-submarine, cross-deck cooperation, etc. this move is aimed at highlighting japan's strengthening cooperation with many countries.
from the pictures released by kyodo news, as the host, japan's izumo served as the command ship of the formation. a military expert told the global times on september 1 that this fully shows that japan is the leading party in this exercise. although italy dispatched the cavour aircraft carrier, in fact, the cavour has a small displacement, a small number of carrier-based aircraft, and limited capabilities.
the military expert analyzed that, judging from the public exercise subjects, the five-nation joint exercise mainly focused on the traditional security field. the izumo has a strong anti-submarine capability, the cavour has a certain air command capability, and the helicopters it carries also have a certain anti-submarine capability. some other participating destroyers and frigates are mainly anti-ship and anti-submarine. therefore, anti-submarine is likely to be a focus in this exercise, and it is highly targeted. "japan has built a joint fleet with western countries and conducted relevant military exercises near the coast of japan, highlighting japan's need to strengthen cooperation with certain nato member states, with a focus on mutual integration."
it is worth noting that the us navy did not participate in this joint training. currently, due to the tense situation in the middle east, the united states has encountered a "window period" for aircraft carriers in the indo-pacific theater. although the united states does not seem to be involved in this exercise, in fact, the shadow of the united states is always there, and there is no doubt that the multinational joint exercise led by japan this time is promoting the us "indo-pacific strategy". the military expert believes that the five-nation joint exercise led by japan is welcomed by the united states, which means that even if the united states does not participate or participates less, it can still maintain a military presence in the asia-pacific region, and through exercises in the asia-pacific region with japan and european allies, enhance confrontation capabilities and continue to demonstrate us influence.
(source: global times)
