Kono Defense Minister considers permanent installation of bulletproof glass etc. on destroyer January 17 20:08
Over the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to the Middle East, Minister of Defense Kono has been equipped with the necessary equipment for overseas dispatches, as she is changing the bulletproof glass etc. every time she is dispatched on an escort ship that is fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia in Africa. Or showed you the idea to consider.
The Ministry of Defense is preparing to dispatch the SDF to the Middle East next month, including mounting bulletproof glass, loudspeakers for warnings, and pedestals for machine guns on the destroyer to be dispatched next month.
According to the Ministry of Defense, an escort ship that is preparing for the anti-piracy off Somalia in Africa, which is preparing the same thing, will re-equip the equipment each time it is dispatched, and it will cost about 20 million yen each time.
At this time, Defense Minister Kono said at a press conference, "I would like to consider costs and necessity. I will carefully look at what is permanently installed and what should be included in the design." Or leave them to consider.