US Moves Anti-Ship Missiles Closer to Taiwan in Major Japan Drills
The missile system has a 115-mile range and could reach ships around Taiwan, underscoring a sharper U.S.-Japan deterrence posture.
- The U.S. military will deploy The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System to Yonaguni during the Keen Sword exercise, scheduled from Oct. 19 to 29.
- Yonaguni lies just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, making it Japan's closest point to the island claimed by China, where training will simulate responses to potential crises.
- With a striking range of around 115 miles, the NMESIS system could reach ships near Taiwan, while the Japanese military may also deploy its own missile systems during the biennial drills.
- Chinese state media previously criticized the U.S. for sending NMESIS to the Philippines last year, while U.S. military hardware in the Asia-Pacific remains constrained by deployments to the Middle East for the war against Iran.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently highlighted the strength of the alliance with President Donald Trump in New York, though Takaichi faces pressure from China to retract remarks suggesting Japan might mobilize its military to defend Taiwan.
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The US military will deploy the NMESIS anti-ship missile system to the Japanese island of Yonaguni, near Taiwan, for the first time during the 'Keen Sword' exercise, which could provoke a sharp reaction from China.
The US military will deploy the advanced NMESIS anti-ship missile system to Japan’s Yonaguni Island near Taiwan for the first time during major joint drills with Japan, Bloomberg reported, citing sources
According to them, the system will be deployed to Yonaguni during the Keen Sword exercise, scheduled for October 19-29. The Japanese military may also deploy its own anti-ship and air-defense missile systems on the island.Yonaguni lies about 110...
US to put anti-ship missiles on island near Taiwan for drill
The US military is planning to deploy an advanced anti-ship missile system to a Japanese island close to Taiwan for the first time during a major training exercise later this month.The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System is slated to be moved to the island of Yonaguni during the bilat
The United States has decided to transfer the NMESIS anti-ship missile complex to the Japanese island of Yonagouni, near Taiwan, as part of a military exercise, Bloomberg reports. According to Bloomberg, the United States military intends to place the missile complex on Yonagouni Island, which is 110 km from Taiwan, during the joint "Sword of the Sword" exercise from 19 to 29 October. Japanese forces can also deploy their own anti-aircraft and a…
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