“Space Operation Corps” to be newly established on the 18th Surveillance of satellites etc. Defense Minister Kono May 8 14:59

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In order to strengthen defense capabilities in the space sector, Minister of Defense Kono announced that he will launch a "Space Operations Corps" that monitors satellites and other satellites on the 18th of this month and promotes cooperation with the private sector in terms of technology. I showed you some ideas.

The Ministry of Defense will newly set up a "Space Operations Corps" to monitor satellites and debris at Fuchu base in Tokyo with a capacity of 20 people, in order to strengthen defense capabilities in the space field.

Regarding this, Minister of Defense Kono announced at a press conference that he will launch a "Space Operation Corps" on this month, and said, "From the perspective of gaining Japan's superiority in the first time in the self-defense force's first space area specialized unit, It's very significant. "

Based on that, Minister Kono said, "In the future, we must consider expanding the number of personnel. We also need to borrow the knowledge and technology of the private sector, and we want to be able to form a solid cooperation structure in the future." Said.