The largest US -Japanese joint exercise, called the Dragon Dragon, started – Mehr News Agency | Iranian and world news

The United States and Japan started their largest joint exercise in history on Thursday, “The Dragon Dragon 2”, which will be held in three different areas of Japan, according to the Mehr News Agency.

The purpose of the exercise is to test the defensive scenarios on the southern, central and northern fronts of Japan and for the first time, the American mid -range missile system test “TyphoneIt is also on the agenda.

The Japanese Defense Ministry said that more than 6,000 Japanese army forces and about 6,000 US staff, including naval, ground force, air force and Marines.

The system is supposed to “Typhone»Temporarily at the air base Ivakoni Belonging to the US Marines in the province Yamagotti Stop and test Japan.

The exercise has raised concerns internationally and domestic Japan. China and Russia also to deploy the system ‘Typhone“They have warned and have stated that such actions lead to instability in the area and intensify the weapons competition.