USS George Washington visit sees Trump announce Japan F-35 missiles

President Donald Trump informed U.S. troops aboard the united statesGeorge Washington at Japan’s Yokosuka Naval Base on Tuesday that the “first batch of missiles for Japan’s F-35 fighter jets will arrive this week,” indicating U.S. protection deliveries to Tokyo are forward of schedule.

The feedback got here throughout Trump’s hours-long remarks to sailors as a part of his broader Asia journey, which included a cease in Malaysia earlier than Japan, the place he met the nation’s first feminine prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and signed a brand new US-Japan framework settlement on uncommon earth minerals. Later this week, Trump is anticipated to fulfill with Chinese language President Xi Jinping.

Washington has permitted a number of main arms gross sales to Japan, together with superior AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X air-to-air missiles designed for F-35s.

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President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with members of the army aboard the united statesGeorge Washington, an plane service docked at a U.S. naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photograph/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump praised the U.S. alliance with Japan, calling it “some of the outstanding relationships on this planet.”

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the army aboard the united statesGeorge Washington, an plane service docked at a U.S. naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photograph/Mark Schiefelbein)

Prime Minister Takaichi, who shared the stage with Trump, mentioned Japan is “dedicated to basically strengthening its protection capabilities” and “is able to contribute much more proactively to peace and stability within the area.”

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the army aboard the united statesGeorge Washington on the US Navy’s Yokosuka Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. (AP Photograph/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Trump additionally praised the Japanese and U.S. inventory markets reaching document highs, saying it was an indication that “we’re doing one thing proper.”

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Trump’s actions underscored Washington’s deepening safety cooperation with Tokyo as regional tensions with China and North Korea proceed. Forward of his Asia journey this week, Trump has repeatedly prolonged invites to fulfill North Korean chief Kim Jong Un, though no concrete preparations are underway.