Japan Mulls SDF Protection for British Aircraft Carriers in Indo-Pacific; Nakatani, Healey Reaffirm Cooperation Over Next-Gen Fighter Jets

LONDON — The government is considering having the Self-Defense Forces provide protection to Britain’s aircraft carrier strike group, which will be deployed to the Indo-Pacific region within the year, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani told British Defense Secretary John Healey at a meeting in London on W...