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UK Carrier Docks in Tokyo as Japan and Britain Unveil Expanded Defense Cooperation

The stopover signals tighter Euro‑Atlantic–Indo‑Pacific linkage through new tech pledges plus a forthcoming JASDF F‑15 deployment to a UK base.

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Overview

  • Japan’s Defense Minister Gen. Nakatani and UK Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed stronger cooperation in cyber and space during talks in Tokyo on August 28.
  • Both sides agreed to advance defense‐equipment and technology collaboration, including the tri‑national next‑generation fighter program with Italy.
  • Healey said Japan’s F‑15 fighters will soon deploy to Europe and operate from a Royal Air Force base in the United Kingdom.
  • The Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales entered Tokyo port, opened for media, and scheduled public visits during its stay.
  • During recent Western Pacific drills, the carrier’s F‑35B jets conducted takeoffs and landings on Japan’s JS Kaga, and the strike‑group commander announced a joint World War II commemoration at the 1941 sinking site with a JMSDF escort.