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Japan-US exercise Keen Sword to include Type 25 missile drill against enemy vessels
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The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office said the Ground Self-Defense Force's long-range Type 25 ground-to-ship guided missile will take part in training that assumes a response to enemy vessels during the Japan-US joint exercise Keen Sword, held Oct 19–29. The missile will deploy from the Kengun garrison in Kumamoto city to the Ohnohara training area in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures. No live firing will be conducted, according to the ministry.
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The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office said on Oct 5 that the Ground Self-Defense Force's long-range Type 25 ground-to-ship guided missile will take part in training that assumes a response to enemy vessels during this month's Japan-US joint integrated exercise Keen Sword. The missile will deploy from its home garrison at Kengun in Kumamoto city to the Ohnohara training area in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures, and no live firing will be carried out, the ministry said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The exercise is scheduled for Oct 19–29 and will involve land, sea, air, cyber and space domains, according to the ministry. Combat training against vessels will be conducted off Shikoku and in waters southwest of Kyushu, where units will work together to confirm a sequence of operations from detecting and tracking a target to attacking it; the Type 25 will take part in part of that training. [ 1 , 3 ]
Sankei Shimbun reported that the Type 25 is the weapon that would carry out the enemy base attack capability the government introduced under the name “counterstrike capability”, and that this is its first deployment in a large-scale exercise. The three outlets carried the announcement on the same day, with Nishi-Nippon Shimbun presenting it as Kumamoto prefecture news. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The documents say the Type 25 is the weapon intended to carry out the enemy base attack capability the government introduced under the name “counterstrike capability”, and that this is its first deployment in a large-scale exercise. That makes the drill a concrete test of how that capability would be used, as reported by Japanese outlets covering the defense buildup.
Datos clave
- The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office said on Oct 5 that the Type 25 ground-to-ship guided missile will take part in training assuming a response to enemy vessels during the Japan-US joint exercise Keen Sword. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The missile will deploy from the GSDF Kengun garrison in Kumamoto city to the Ohnohara training area in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures. [ 1 , 3 ]
- No live firing will be conducted, the ministry said. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Keen Sword is scheduled for Oct 19–29 and covers land, sea, air, cyber and space domains. [ 1 , 3 ]
- Combat training against vessels will take place off Shikoku and in waters southwest of Kyushu, covering detection, tracking and attack of a target. [ 1 , 3 ]
- According to Sankei Shimbun, the Type 25 is the weapon that would carry out the enemy base attack capability introduced under the name “counterstrike capability”, and this is its first deployment in a large-scale exercise. [ 1 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- The Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office announced that the Type 25 ground-to-ship guided missile will take part in training assuming a response to enemy vessels during the Keen Sword exercise, deploying from Kengun garrison to the Ohnohara training area without live firing. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The exercise is scheduled for Oct 19–29 and includes land, sea, air, cyber and space domains. [ 1 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- What the Type 25 exercise participation will involve beyond the vessel-response scenario, and where else the missile may be used. The documents describe only the deployment and the type of training, and state that no live firing will occur.
- Tokyo Shimbun's article body was not available; only its headline on the same announcement could be read. Its feed text contained unrelated stories, so it adds no detail beyond the headline.
Qué dicen los medios locales
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- Oct 5: Sankei Shimbun reports the Joint Staff Office announcement that the Type 25 missile will join an enemy-vessel response drill in Keen Sword, deploying from Kengun garrison to the Ohnohara training area with no live firing. [ 1 ]
- Oct 5: Tokyo Shimbun publishes a headline on the same announcement. [ 2 ]
- Oct 7: Nishi-Nippon Shimbun reports the announcement, identifying Kumamoto city as the missile's garrison. [ 3 ]