スペイン空軍機初来日へ　欧州各国、空自と共同訓練

　航空自衛隊は２５日、７月にドイツ、フランス、スペイン各空軍の戦闘機と国内で共同訓練を行うと発表した。スペイン空軍機の来日は初。
　空自によると、来日はこの３カ国がインド太平洋地域に軍用機を派遣する共同演習「パシフィック・スカイズ２４」の一環。独軍機は２０２２年以来、仏軍機は２年連続の来日で、来月１９～２５日にかけ、各国と北海道や茨城の空自基地周辺で共同訓練を予定する。
　木原稔防衛相は２５日の閣議後記者会見で「各国のインド太平洋地域に対する関与の意思と能力を示す証左だ」と話した。（2024/06/25-17:56）

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force is set to hold joint military exercises involving fighter jets from Germany, France and Spain next month, marking the first time that any Spanish air force aircraft visit Japan.
   The ASDF announced the drills Tuesday. The three European countries' fighters will visit Japan as part of Pacific Skies 24, a set of military drills in the Indo-Pacific region, it said.
   It is the first visit to Japan by any German military aircraft since 2022, and the second consecutive year that any French military aircraft visit the country.
   The European jets are set to join Japanese counterparts for training around ASDF bases in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, and Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, over the seven days from July 19.
   "It is a testament to the respective countries' intention and capability to engage with the Indo-Pacific region," Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told a press conference Tuesday.