The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023 (IPD23) units conducted a multilateral exercise with the United States Navy (USN), the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), and the French Navy (FN) in order to strengthen cooperation to realize a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” as described below.
1. Objectives
(1) To improve the JMSDF’s tactical capabilities
(2) To strengthen cooperation with participating navies
2. Period
June 10 – 14
3. Exercise Area
From South of Okinawa to the South China Sea
4. Participating units
(1) JMSDF: JS IZUMO, JS SAMIDARE (IPD23 First Surface Unit)
(2) USN: USS RONALD REAGAN, USS ANTIETAM, USS ROBART SMALLS, USS RAFAEL PERALTA, USS CHUNG-HOON, USNS RAPPAHANNOCK
(3) RCN: HMCS MONTREAL
(4) FN: FS LORRAINE
5. Type of exercise
Tactical Exercise (Anti-surface warfare exercise, Anti-air warfare exercise,
Anti-submarine warfare exercise, LINKEX, etc.), Replenishment at Sea
6. Notes
This exercise is a part of the Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE23)
