> Rear Admiral Dandinier, Commander of the French Navy’s Pacific Area of Responsibility, which has jurisdiction over the Asia-Pacific region, held a press conference on board the frigate Prairial on March 21 in conjunction with the frigate’s port call at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and stated, “This year will be a special year for defense cooperation between France and Japan. This port call is the first step in this process,” he said, expressing his desire for defense cooperation with Japan.
> Dandinier also announced that the soon to be commissioned state-of-the-art FREMM Lorraine will call on Japan in late May for the first anti-submarine training exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, that Rafale fighters from the French Air Force will be deployed to Japan in July, and that in September the French Army will conduct its first joint exercise with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces in French New Caledonia.
The Rafale thingie is likely related of the French Pégase deployment to Asia. It was announced for the end of June (10 Dassault Rafale, 5 Airbus 330 MRTT and 4 Airbus A400M). There were no details on the destination when it was announced but it is seemingly Japan.
>As “the only Pacific nation in Europe with a permanent presence in the region,” it aims to improve “freedom of navigation” and interoperability with other nations, he said.
France does love flexing the fact that it still has remnants from its colonial empire era.
I think it’s a misunderstanding, and they don’t realize the power of the Commonwealth and the fact that Australia and NZ exist. And some would even dare to argue that Japan & South Korea are vassals of the United States.
Good. Japan needs more international ally presence in the region
If the article wasn’t about France this post would’ve got thousands of upvotes by the anti-France hive-mind
Oh, it’s France. Guess people can’t make Nazi jokes for once.
Wonderful initiative by France and Japan. Stronger together
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> Rear Admiral Dandinier, Commander of the French Navy’s Pacific Area of Responsibility, which has jurisdiction over the Asia-Pacific region, held a press conference on board the frigate Prairial on March 21 in conjunction with the frigate’s port call at Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and stated, “This year will be a special year for defense cooperation between France and Japan. This port call is the first step in this process,” he said, expressing his desire for defense cooperation with Japan.
> Dandinier also announced that the soon to be commissioned state-of-the-art FREMM Lorraine will call on Japan in late May for the first anti-submarine training exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, that Rafale fighters from the French Air Force will be deployed to Japan in July, and that in September the French Army will conduct its first joint exercise with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces in French New Caledonia.
The Rafale thingie is likely related of the French Pégase deployment to Asia. It was announced for the end of June (10 Dassault Rafale, 5 Airbus 330 MRTT and 4 Airbus A400M). There were no details on the destination when it was announced but it is seemingly Japan.
>As “the only Pacific nation in Europe with a permanent presence in the region,” it aims to improve “freedom of navigation” and interoperability with other nations, he said.
France does love flexing the fact that it still has remnants from its colonial empire era.
I think it’s a misunderstanding, and they don’t realize the power of the Commonwealth and the fact that Australia and NZ exist. And some would even dare to argue that Japan & South Korea are vassals of the United States.
Good. Japan needs more international ally presence in the region
If the article wasn’t about France this post would’ve got thousands of upvotes by the anti-France hive-mind
Oh, it’s France. Guess people can’t make Nazi jokes for once.
Wonderful initiative by France and Japan. Stronger together