US, Japan rehearse coordinated strikes to challenge PLA control of waters near Taiwan

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US and Japanese forces are rehearsing coordinated anti-ship strikes, mobile missile deployments and runway repairs in the Keen Sword 27 exercise. The drills test ways to challenge Chinese control of waters near Taiwan while reducing the allies’ forces’ vulnerability.

US and Japanese forces have rehearsed coordinated anti-ship strikes and mobile missile deployments across Kyushu and Japan’s southwestern islands, testing tactics designed to challenge Beijing’s ability to control surrounding waters in a conflict over Taiwan. Now in its second week, the 11-day Keen Sword 27 exercise has tested how the allies could threaten Chinese warships from multiple directions while keeping their own forces harder to target. They have also practised repairing runways and...