Aim to revise the law at this Diet to establish "Space Squadron" New Ministry of Defense January 26 6:21
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In order to strengthen defense capabilities in the space and cyber fields, the Ministry of Defense has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly to amend the Defense Law for the Ministry of Defense to establish a "Space Squadron", with the aim of enacting it.
With the aim of strengthening defense capabilities in new areas such as space and cyber, the Ministry of Defense has been considering starting new troops and expanding personnel since April.
Specifically, in addition to establishing a "Space Squadron" to monitor suspicious satellites and other satellites by the Air Self Defense Force at a scale of 20 people at Fuchu Base in Tokyo, a unit responsible for cyber defense jointly by the land, sea and air SDF The policy is to increase the number of employees by about 70 to about 290.
Also, with the aim of starting operation of a large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, "Global Hawk", in FY2021, we plan to establish a 70-person preparation unit at the Air Self Defense Force Misawa Base in Aomori Prefecture.
For this reason, the Ministry of Defense has submitted a proposal to the parliament to amend the Defense Ministry's Establishment Law, with the aim of enacting it.