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2026-06-18 Down Under

U.S. Boosting Military Footprint in Australia: More Weapons, Ammunition and Troop Deployments

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1 Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

For the first time in about 50 years, Tokyo can now sell or transfer defence equipment and lethal weapons to the 17 countries with which it has signed formal agreements, including the US and the UK.

"Australia has selected Japanese war ships. Discussions are under way with the Philippines for used destroyers from Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force. We are in deep talks with Indonesia, and New Zealand has also showed interest in acquiring Japanese destroyers," Koizumi explained in a sit-down interview at his office in Tokyo.

"This vision of trading equipment and assets throughout the Indo-Pacific is something we have never seen before."

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