The US sends high -performance drones in Japan near Taiwan. NATO: “Let's not be naive in front of China”
The United States has announced the conduct of state-of-the-art surveillance drones in southern Japan, near Taiwan, in a tense context marked by Chinese military exercises.
MQ-4C Triton drone sent by the US to Japan. Photo: X.
The United States has begun the MQ-4C Triton military drones at the American air base Kadena, located in Okinawa, Southern Japan, a movement aimed at strengthening supervision capabilities in a geopolitical area.
“In order to strengthen the information collection activities (classified), DFE surveillance and recognition around Japan, MQ-4C Titon drones will be held at the American air base Kadena on the main island of Okinawa, in the coming weeks ”, said the Japanese defense minister, like Nakatani, in a press conference. The official stressed that “The security environment around our country becomes more difficult ”.
The movement comes against the background of intensifying China's military activities near Taiwan. According to the Japanese press, the Japanese army was forced to lift about 30 times fighter jets to intercept Chinese drones in southern Japan, a significant increase from the 9 incidents reported in 2023 and only 4 in 2021.
MQ-4C Triton drones are unmanned aircraft “high altitude and long endurance”, Made by the company Northrop Grumman, they are capable of flying without stopping over 24 hours and traveling up to 13,700 kilometers. They offer extensive coverage and long resistance, becoming a key tool in US military monitoring strategies in Asia-Pacific.
In parallel, Japan modernizes its armed forces, aiming to purchase smaller attack drones, part of a larger strategy for consolidating national defense.
NATO warning
On this tense background, the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, on a visit to Japan, drew an alarm about the accelerated rate of development of the Chinese armed forces.
“Let's not be naive in front of China“Rutte said in an interview for Japan Times.”The ascension of the power of the armed forces (of China), the investments in the defense industry and in the defense capabilities are drugs ”.
The United States currently has about 54,000 military personnel stationed in Japan, most of them being located in Okinawa, a strategic point in the American defense policy in the Asia-Pacific region. Donald Trump, who asked the Allies in the area to strengthen their forces to deal with threats from China and North Korea.
