US and Japan Test Coordinated Missile Strikes Near Taiwan

Published 2d ago · Latest report 3h ago · Summit

Affects United States, Japan, and China · Covered in 2 countries

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US and Japanese forces practice anti-ship strikes near Taiwan during ongoing joint drills.

United States and Japanese forces practiced coordinated anti-ship strikes and mobile missile deployments near Taiwan during the Keen Sword 27 military exercise. Defense chiefs from both nations also met to discuss boosting munitions production and defensive denial strategies. Meanwhile, Chinese naval assets operated in nearby waters as the 11-day drills continued.

The trainingDrills included rehearsals for repairing damaged runways and threatening adversary warships from multiple directions.
Munitions talksDefense leadership emphasized rising investments and enhanced production capacity to supply required military hardware.

Why it matters

Joint military exercises between the United States and Japan serve as a crucial deterrent in the Indo-Pacific region, testing alliance readiness amid rising territorial tensions around Taiwan and the South China Sea. These bilateral drills directly challenge Beijing's regional maritime ambitions.

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Oct 25China's Liaoning carrier group sailed into the Philippine Sea near ongoing US-Japan drills.
Oct 27US and Japanese forces rehearsed coordinated anti-ship strikes and missile deployments.
Oct 28Defense chiefs from the US and Japan discussed munitions production and denial strategies.

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11 daysKeen Sword 27 exercise duration

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United States and Japanese military forces are conducting joint exercises focused on missile deployments and anti-ship tactics near southwestern islands.

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