"Aegis Ashore" Alternatives To consider centering on "ship utilization" Ministry of Defense October 16, 5:08

Regarding alternatives to the new interceptor missile system "Aegis Ashore," the Ministry of Defense has decided to consider using ships such as escort vessels among multiple plans to be deployed at sea.

The alternative of a new interceptor missile system, which gave up the deployment "Aegis axoa", the Ministry of Defense, have studying in the direction you want to deploy to the sea,


and plan to take advantage of the escort ship and private merchant ships ▽,


▽ "rig" So far, we have shown a plan to install a structure such as a device used for drilling oil fields at sea.



However, issues have been pointed out regarding the "rig" proposal, such as a series of opinions from within the LDP that it should not be adopted as "low protection against attacks".



For this reason, the Ministry of Defense has decided to consider alternative plans centered on the plan to utilize ships, saying that it has higher mobility and protection ability than the "rig" plan and can respond even at sea where the weather and weather conditions are liable to change. became.



When utilizing ships, there is a plan to increase the number of Aegis ships in addition to escort ships and private commercial ships, and the Ministry of Defense will take a certain direction within the year after technical verification and discussions with the ruling party. I'm going to show my sex.