The Japanese Air Self-Defense Force and the German Air Force performed their first train round Japan on Wednesday, as Berlin will increase its involvement in Indo-Pacific safety.
A Eurofighter Typhoon jet piloted by Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, chief of the German Air Force, landed at Japan’s Hyakuri Air Base northeast of Tokyo round 4:30 p.m. after an eight-hour flight from Singapore. It was one in all three German fighters to participate within the flight drill by way of Japanese airspace.
The air train, which adopted the deployment of a German frigate to East Asia, sends a message to China, analysts stated.
Three F-2 fighters, together with one carrying ASDF Chief of Staff Gen. Shunji Izutsu, participated from the Japanese aspect. The drill is meant to bolster the partnership between Japan and NATO.
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Sep 29 (Kyodo) – 航空自衛隊は28日、ドイツ空軍の「ユーロファイター」とF2による戦闘機同士の共同訓練を実施した。ドイツ空軍トップのゲアハルツ総監が、日の丸などを塗装したユーロファイターを自ら操縦し、茨城県の百里基地に降りた。訓練にはユーロファイターとF2が3機ずつ参加。
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