A number of Japanese government sources revealed on May 5, the British Navy will be the earliest early next year to the Western Pacific, including Okinawa Prefecture and other Southwestern Islands around, long-term dispatch to the most sophisticated aircraft carrier “Queen Elizabeth” as the core of the carrier strike group. The group is expected to receive support from U.S. forces in Japan. The idea of maintaining the F-35B stealth fighter on board at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Komaki Minami Plant (Aichi Prefecture) has also been floated.
According to Kyodo News of December 5, Japan intends to deepen cooperation with the United Kingdom, which has the world’s strongest naval forces, as a gesture to confront China’s increased maritime activities and maintain order. In the Western Pacific, sustained activity by U.S. forces allied with Japan, as well as aircraft carriers from non-neighboring countries, is extremely rare. The reasons behind this are China’s claims to the South China Sea and the British government’s strong concerns over the Hong Kong issue.
The F-35 is manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Komaki Minami plant is the F-35 maintenance base in the Asia-Pacific region, where regular inspections are carried out once every few years, according to sources. Full maintenance. Currently coordinating the possibility of accepting British fighters.
Under the United Nations Status of Forces Agreement, which is based on United Nations resolutions related to the Korean War (1950-1953), British forces are able to receive supplies at U.S. facilities and areas in Japan such as Yokosuka (Kanagawa), Sasebo (Nagasaki), and Hakata (Okinawa). The Maritime Self-Defense Force seems to be cautious about active rear support to avoid overly irritating China.
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