The United States and Japan are advancing negotiations for a deal that would allow Japanese shipyards to regularly overhaul and maintain U.S. Navy warships, keeping them ready for any potential conflict in Asian waters. This collaboration, agreed upon by Washington and Tokyo, is expected to reduce the workload on American shipyards and the time needed for repairs and maintenance. Concurrently, the Philippines plans to engage in 'more robust' military activities with the U.S. in response to China's 'more aggressive' stance, as stated by the South-east Asian nation's top defence official on Jan 17. The strategic U.S.-Japan collaboration is seen as a smart move to boost naval capabilities, as noted by analysts.
How the Navy is using deployed ships to improve maintenance | The goal is to keep ships at sea and those in queue up to date, the service’s surface warfare director said. https://t.co/qU658b1jSj
Smart: "U.S.-Japan Collaboration Boosts Naval Capabilities with Major Ship Repairs by Japanese Firms" https://t.co/WLoYZLJjMJ https://t.co/VVcV0DWSQ9
They write that Washington has agreed with Tokyo to serve and repair their warships in Japanese shipyards. The use of Japanese shipyards will reduce the workload on American ones, and will also reduce the time required for repairs and maintenance https://t.co/GUjrx9WvjH
#Philippines to ramp up #US military ties amid ‘aggressive’ #China The Philippines is planning “more robust” military activities with the United States and its allies in the face of a “more aggressive” China, the South-east Asian nation’s top defence official said on Jan 17.… https://t.co/JyMlrBRdCC
U.S. wants Japanese shipyards to help keep warships ready to fight in Asia https://t.co/RE8Kg978h0
#US wants #Japanese shipyards to help keep warships ready to fight in Asia The United States and Japan are looking to make a deal for Japanese shipyards to regularly overhaul and maintain U.S. Navy warships so they can stay in Asian waters ready for any potential conflict, U.S.… https://t.co/nRlhbIXTIT