Japan is buying from missiles to fighter jets
In the year 2019, an agreement was reached between the Defense Minister and Foreign Ministers of Japan and India regarding this joint air exercise. Although it was delayed due to the corona virus epidemic. Both Japan and India are members of the Quad, along with Australia and the United States. Experts say that the quad has been created to curb China’s growing military and economic clout in the Indo-Pacific region. These days, Japan is doing military exercises with many countries in recent times in view of the threat of China’s attack on Taiwan.
Not only this, Japan is buying everything from Tomahawk cruise missiles to F-35 fighter jets. Recently he has announced his huge defense budget. Japan was following the defensive constitution till now, but in view of the threat of the Chinese dragon, it is now changing its defense and security strategy. Japan will now spend 2 percent of GDP on its defense budget by the year 2027. Japan’s Prime Minister has termed China as the ‘biggest strategic challenge’ to the country’s security. Japan had recently entered into a defense pact with the UK and extended a defense pact with the US.