Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Saturday that Tokyo will invite commissioned air force officers from every member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to observe Air Self-Defense Force training. "The Indo-Pacific region is facing complicated security issues, and we need to collectively deal with
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Saturday that Tokyo will invite commissioned air force officers from every member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to observe Air Self-Defense Force training.
“The Indo-Pacific region is facing complicated security issues, and we need to collectively deal with them,” Iwaya told a meeting in Singapore with his counterparts from the ASEAN region, an area in which China has been increasing its influence.
Iwaya said the “professional airmanship program” is aimed at boosting confidence-building among Japan’s ASDF and the air services of all ASEAN member states and promoting shared values to ensure the rule of law.
