In response to Japan's acquisition of the American cruise missile "Tomahawk," the U.S. military began training the Self-Defense Forces, and the participating Self-Defense Forces members confirmed the launch procedure, etc.
Japan plans to acquire up to 400 of the American cruise missiles ``Tomahawk'' from the United States, and will also use them as a ``counterattack capability'' that can attack enemy missile launch bases.
The first training the U.S. Navy conducts for the Self-Defense Forces in preparation for the acquisition began on the 25th of this month, and on the 28th, the training was released to some media in Japan and the U.S. at the U.S. Navy Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The training was held aboard a U.S. Navy Aegis destroyer anchored at the base, and more than 20 members of the Self-Defense Forces participated.
According to the US military, the training on the 28th used actual equipment to confirm the basic procedure for firing a Tomahawk.
The US military's training for the Self-Defense Forces, such as firing ``Tomahawks'', will end on the 29th, but there are plans to conduct more advanced training in the future.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Emanuel, who visited to observe the training, said, ``The training is about acquiring the capabilities that Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, our ally, is investing in.''