Japanese helicopters train to repel invaders amid nationwide military drills

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[1/4] Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's (JGSDF) AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over JGSDF's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) soldiers and the U.S. Marines during ARDB's military drill at an uninhabited Irisuna island close to Okinawa, Japan, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing Rights IRISUNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A Japanese Apache helicopter on Wednesday flew low over an uninhabited island in Okinawa in a simulated attack on invading forces, part of exercises under way in Japan to prepare its air, sea and land forces for a potential conflict in East Asia. The flight over Irisuna, about 70 kilometres (43.5 miles)...