Want to build a "land aircraft carrier" in Japan?The calculation behind it is actually ...

Author:Look at the think tank Time:2022.07.22

According to Japanese media reports, on July 18, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan launched a plan to investigate the plan to build a self -defense base in the Mama Island and the US military training base. So why does Japan and the United States build a military base here? What are the courses behind the island into "land aircraft carriers"?

This article is integrated by the WeChat public account "CCTV-7_junshi) from CCTV-4" Today Asia ". The original first was released on July 20, 2022. The original title was" Japan wants to create "land aircraft carriers"? The calculation behind it is ... ", does not mean looking at the view of the think tank.

The Japanese government tens of billions of islands for US military training

Construction military base

According to local media reports in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on July 18, Kagoshima Prefecture investigated the plan to build a self -defense base and US military training base at the Mama Island. Seven environmental impact assessment experts went to seed island and Ma Mao Island to conduct field investigations on the possible environmental and noise pollution after building military bases.

Mama Island, which is affiliated with West Town, West City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, is about 8 square kilometers. In 2020, the Japanese government spent 16 billion yen to buy the island from a private company, and plans to laid aircraft runways on the island for the US military for simulation aircraft carrier take -off and landing training.

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Japanese media said that the construction of Mamao Island Military Base will not only further strengthen the "Japan -US Alliance", but also strengthen the strategic deployment of southwestern Japan. However, this decision was strongly opposed by the local people.

Many citizens have expressed concern about the noise, environmental problems, and public security issues brought by the US military base. But the Japanese government still strongly promotes the base construction plan.

In January of this year, the Japanese Defense Minister Anxinfu announced after the US -Japan Foreign Minister and Defense Minister "2+2" talks that it will start building the Mama Island Base as the US military flight training and the Japanese Self -Defense Force base.

It is reported that the Ministry of Defense has more than 300 billion yen budgets in the next year, and facilities have been launched. The construction length and short runway are scheduled to be completed and completed within 4 years after the environmental assessment is completed.

It is intended to make this island into a "land aircraft carrier"

What are the intentions behind

Ma Mao Island is 500 kilometers away from Putian Airport, 400 kilometers of Iwakana Base, and 2,300 kilometers of Guam Base. In addition, the training of carrier-based aircraft carrier-based aircraft in Japan and the training of the F-35B carrier-based aircraft federation in Japan. Japanese media said that under the necessary circumstances, the training base of Ma Mao Island can be transformed into a fighter starting base at any time, thus becoming Japan's strategic pillar in the southwest.

So, what does it mean to the United States and Japan after the completion of the base?

Military expert Du Wenlong analyzed that the joint relationship between the two sides had been relatively limited in various training in the United States and Japan. If it was trained at the same base to achieve the so -called "fusion", it was more practical. In addition, the number of aircraft carriers in the Asia -Pacific region is limited. Although Japan does not have aircraft carriers, it can act on the frontier regions with these runways on fixed islands, including other guarantee facilities.

In fact, the expansion of Japan and the United States through island airports has also gradually demonstrated many fixed combat platforms in the Asia -Pacific region, and many uncertainty will occur from a military confrontation perspective.