Mistral will lead exercises next month near Guam along with warships from her three partners.
The French Navy amphibious assault ship Mistral (L9013) arrived April 29 at the U. S. Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base in Nagasaki Prefecture ahead of a joint exercise and powerful show of force aimed at frightening China. She will conduct this show of force with the U. S. Navy; the Royal Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in waters off Guam.
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The visit of the 21,000 metric ton Mistral, the lead-ship in the three-ship Mistral class, is bound to anger China as warships from four of the world’s most powerful navies — all challenging China’s claim to own the South China Sea — are simultaneously gathered in Japan.
Mistral will lead exercises next month near Guam along with warships from her three partners. The allied navies will practice amphibious landings around Tinian, an island about 2,500 km south of Tokyo.
