alliance through future Security

The two leaders also agreed to advance the operationalization of the US-Japan security alliance through future Security Consultative Committee (Security 2+2) meetings to implement several initiatives. Key issues include upgrading Japanese and US forces’ command and control framework, increasing the US presence in Japan’s Southwest Islands, and advancing defense equipment and technology cooperation. The latter item entails advancing coproduction, co-development, and co-sustainment initiatives to bolster the allied supply chain and strengthen US and Japanese defense industrial capacity. The leaders also agreed to expand bilateral cybersecurity cooperation by leveraging new technologies such as artificial intelligence and resilient cloud services. สล็อต