U.S. and Japanese forces coordinated missiles fired from fighter aircraft and shore-based launchers to simultaneously strike the same target at sea during a major military exercise, according to an Oct. 26 U.S. military statement provided to The Epoch Times.
The operation took place during Keen Sword 27, an exercise involving more than 56,000 personnel from Japan, the United States and partner nations. It tested the allies’ ability to detect approaching enemy warships, share targeting information, and coordinate attacks from different locations.
The exercise brought together F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II fighter jets operating from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and land-based airfields. Japanese destroyers JS Kongo and JS Maya tracked maritime targets, while U.S. Marines operated sensors and anti-ship missile systems from shore….