An escort flotilla of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), composed of destroyers JS Izumo and JS Takanami, has departed for a four-month-long naval exercise in the Indo–Pacific.
The Escort Flotilla Four departed from the Yokosuka port base on June 13 for the Indo-Pacific deployment (IPD), which will run from June 13 to Oct 28.
The IPD also involves Japan’s destroyer JS Kirisame, a submarine, a P-1 maritime patrol aircraft, UP-3D electronic intelligence training aircraft, and US-2 amphibian aircraft. June 13, the Escort Flotilla 4 as the Indo-Pacific Deployment Force, composed of JS IZUMO and JS TAKANAMI, departed from Yokosuka base. The Self-Defense Fleet contributes to the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region. #FOIP #IPD22 pic.twitter.com/HFQOI9iYyt…