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“Osprey transport aircraft landing Yamaguchi Prefecture, Iwakuni base port scene (NHK TV screenshot)

[World Wide Web reporter Wang Huan, according to Japanese media reports, July 23 On the morning, carrying the U.S. Osprey transport helicopters, cargo ship arrived at the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, marking the deployment of U.S. forces had been debating over the “Osprey” program was officially launched. Although the Japanese people continue to protest against the Osprey flight in Japan, but in the U.S. view, the deployment of the “Osprey” is its “strategic focus” for “contend” China.

Japan’s NHK television reported on July 23, equipped with 12 “Osprey” large-scale U.S. military transport ship docked in the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the 23rd morning. Beijing around 7:00, with the first frame “Osprey” was transported ashore, the remaining 11 helicopters will be one after another transporter. U.S. military base in Iwakuni Osprey assembly and test flights will be 12 helicopters in turn transported to Okinawa, the Futenma base. The Osprey plan to the official service in October.

“Yomiuri Shimbun” reported that 12 Osprey transport aircraft arrived at the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the morning of 23 Japanese people have been uneasy around the Iwakuni base noise and security issues, local people in the 23 day hold a large-scale protests, strongly opposed the U.S. military deployment in Japan, the Osprey transport aircraft. Japanese news website revealed that the latest agreement reached between the parties in the United States and Japan, the United States agreed to the Panel of Experts on Japan has sent to the U.S. Survey Osprey several cause of the incident, so that the Japanese experts to confirm the ‘Osprey’ accident rate is lower than other models “point of view. Considered reliable security context of agree with the Osprey transport aircraft flight in Japan.

Japanese anti-phase Morimoto Min reporter met on 22 October deployment plan of Futenma Air Station in Okinawa and Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture been finalized things will not change. According to reports from the evening of 22, a total of nearly 2000 Yamaguchi Prefecture, people gathered around the Iwakuni base to protest against the Osprey to fly in Japan.

However, Japanese media analysts believe that the U.S. government is “Osprey” deployment plan as a “strategic focus”, the purpose of China’s self-evident. Japan’s Kyodo News reported that the U.S. military in Okinawa, the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft, the plan for continuously enhance arms “in the US-Japan diplomatic stakeholders view, the purpose of the U.S. military’s” strategic focus “must be soon as possible.

According to information released by the U.S. and Japanese governments, currently deployed in Futenma CH-46 medium transport helicopter had used in the Vietnam War, has been a marked aging. Maximum speed of the “Osprey” is about twice that of the CH-46, and may conduct aerial refueling, the flight distance of up to five times that of the latter, a substantial increase in performance. After taking off from Okinawa in the East China Sea, Taiwan, the Philippines are in the range of Osprey flight within. Therefore, the view also believes that the deployment of the Osprey will enable the United States Marine Corps strength has been significantly improved, to help contend with “Ocean has become increasingly active”.

In addition, Kyodo analysts said the new national defense strategy based on the emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. intends to cultivate with a high degree of mobility, rushed to the forces of strife and disaster site, while the Osprey is in line with the goals.

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