ANNUAL Exercise 2025.

From 20 through 31 October, the JMSDF conducts ANNUAL Exercise 2025 in the vicinity of Japan.

The ANNUAL Exercise, a JMSDF’s exercise of the largest scale, demonstrate a series of maritime operations which will be carried out by Self Defense Fleet’s subordinating units in an event of contingency. The exercise has begun with PHOTOEX this year as well. The participating forces include the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force, the Royal Canadian Navy and Air Force, and we are also joined by the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the French Navy for the first time. This exercise is aimed at maintaining and improving collaborations with allied and like-minded countries through a variety of tactical exercises, as well as demonstrating JMSDF’s capabilities to perform its missions, and process of tactical awareness and fleet operations at each commander’s level.

The Self Defense Fleet maintains readiness and contributes to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, not only for the defense of Japan but also for the realization of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” in cooperation with allied and like-minded navies.

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