Breaking news today welcome to USA breaking news today please subscribe and click notification box to get all breaking news alert breaking news today ww3 fears as japan unleash first Marine unit since World War two to fight Chinese invasion Japan has launched its first Marine unit since the end of World War two as fears grow of an upcoming conflict with China point 1 comma 500 new recruits of the amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade ard be carried out drills on a remote island in the East China Sea as part of the maneuver troops will be trained to counter the invasion of a group of islands owned by Japan along the edge of the East China Sea that Tokyo fears are at risk of an attack from China Beijing already claims ownership of a group of uninhabited islands controlled by Japan in the East China Sea China is massively out spending its neighbour Japan in defense and this year is set to spend 11 trillion yuan 120 3
9 billion pounds more than three times that of Japan Japan’s new forces controversial as in its post-world war ii constitution the country renounced the right to wage war it comes at a time of increased tensions between the two Asian countries recently Japan deployed a new missile unit on the remote island of medico capable of firing missiles up to 100 kilometers and this month the us deployed a strike force of warships in the South China Sea in a huge show of force to China dot the new brigade is just the latest feature in a growing Japanese marine force that includes helicopter carriers amphibious ships Osprey tilt-rotor troop carriers and amphibious assault vehicles the activation of the two comma 100 strong AR DB will take Japan a step closer to creating a force similar to the us Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU able to plan and execute operations at sea far from its home base grant Newsham Research Fellow at the Japan forum for strategic studies said they’ve already demonstrated the ability to put together an ad hoc meu but to have a solid standing meu capability requires concerted effort dot if Japan put its mind to it within a year or year and a half it could have a reasonable capability but Newsham who helped train Japan’s first amphibious troops as a u
s Marine Corps Colonel liaison officer assigned to the ground self-defense force G SDF said Japan still needs a joint Navy Army amphibious headquarters to coordinate operations as well as more amphibious ships to carry troops and equipment Japan is already looking to increase its defense capability to face the Chinese threat Japan’s air Self Defense Force asdf is looking to acquire f-35b combat aircraft to operate from its Izumo in ISC helicopter carriers or from islands along the East China Sea dot speaking at the site of the drills at a military base near Sasebo on the southwest island Kyushu vice defense minister Tomohiro Yamamoto said why Japan needed to be able to defend itself given the increasingly difficult defense and security situation surrounding Japan defense of our Islands has become a crucial mandate thanks for watch please share like comment this video and subscribe channel for latest news
