Japan, Britain hold anti-piracy drill in Gulf of Aden

Japan and Britain have held an anti-piracy military drill in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in East Africa, Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Tuesday.The drill, conducted on Sunday and Monday, involved the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Setogiri and P-3C patrol planes as well as a strike group of the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's largest warship, Kishi said.U.S. and Dutch naval vessels accompanying the British strike group also participated in the exercise, according to the defense minister. It marked the first time for the MSDF to hold a j…READ FULL ARTICLE