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Monday, October 15, 2012

Japan flexes its maritime muscle at Beijing


Japan's navy marked its 60th anniversary with a major exercise Sunday, Oct. 14, intended to show off its maritime strength. The display comes amid a tense territorial dispute with China.

About 40 ships -- including state-of-the-art destroyers, hovercraft able to launch assaults on rough coastlines and new conventionally powered submarines -- took part in Fleet Review 2012, the maritime equivalent of a military parade.

About 30 naval aircraft, mostly helicopters, also participated.

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