Japan says combat drones key to adapting to new warfare as tension rises in the region
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FILE - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma is seen anchored at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, Friday Sept. 5, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks with media after meeting with South Korea's Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back at the headquarters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka District, south of Tokyo, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)FILE - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's tanks flare up a smoke screen during an annual live firing exercise at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Mogami-class stealth frigate JS Mikuma is seen anchored at the JMSDF naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, Friday Sept. 5, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP, File)