One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged the deployment came at a moment of region tensions. The official said the timing was a coincidence, but one that would bolster the U.S. military's efforts to monitor the maritime environment in the region.
That includes the area around the disputed islands, known to the Japanese as the Senkakus and to the Chinese as the Daioyu, the official said.
Washington takes no position on the sovereignty of the islands. However, it recognizes Tokyo's administrative control and says the U.S.-Japan security pact applies to them, a stance that could drag the United States into a military conflict it would prefer to avoid.
日本防卫省上月底透露,美军将在冲绳县嘉手纳基地部署6架P-8A“波塞顿”海上反潜巡逻机。据英国媒体报道,美国国防部12月2日表示,首批2架飞机现已部署到位,这将进一步提升美国海军在东海地区的反潜作战能力。
P-8A“波塞顿”海上反潜巡逻机,是美国波音公司在737客机的基础上升级改造而成,用于替代已服役近50年的P-3“奥利安”巡逻机。P-8A反潜巡逻机上装备有最先进的雷达设备以及鱼雷和反舰导弹,相较于P-3巡逻机,其飞行距离和执行任务时间均大为增加。
“P-8A是目前世界上最先进的远程反潜和反水面作战飞机。”美国国防部发言人杰弗里·普尔称,首批2架P-8A反潜巡逻机已在本月1日抵达日本冲绳县嘉手纳基地,预计其余4架会在本周晚些时候到位。
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