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Japan defense force ship arrives in Indonesia for 1st firefighting overseas

The deployment follows a May defense pact and comes as Indonesian officials battle wildfires that burned about 2,000 square kilometers, Japan said.

Summary by Kyodo News+
A Japanese Self-Defense Forces transport ship carrying three CH-47 helicopters arrived at a port in wildfire-hit Indonesia on Thursday to take part in the SDF's first firefighting mission overseas, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.

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Three Chinook helicopters were brought to West Kalimantan by a Japanese ship to extinguish forest and land fires. When did the helicopters begin operating and for how long?

The Japanese landing ship JS Kunisaki is carrying CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Indonesia for firefighting support, deployed under a defense cooperation agreement signed between the two countries.

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Three Japanese Chinooks were deployed to extinguish the forest and land fires in West Kalimantan.

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The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that three Japanese Chinook heavy transport helicopters have arrived in West Kalimantan to help Indonesia extinguish forest and land fires.

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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