Aegis Ashore To investigate whether it is possible to convert high-performance radar to destroyer ship June 18 4:11
Regarding the suspension of the deployment plan of the new interception missile system "Aegis Ashore", the Ministry of Defense has already signed a contract of about 180 billion yen with the US side, and since the system development is progressing, it can be converted to an escort ship I will also consider possible.
Regarding the deployment of "Aegis Ashore", the Ministry of Defense expects that it will cost about 450 billion yen to install it, including the main body including high-performance radar and maintenance and operation costs, and pressure on the defense budget is also pointed out. It was
The deployment plan was suspended due to technical problems, but according to the Ministry of Defense, it has already signed a contract of about 180 billion yen with the US side for acquisition of the main body including high-performance radar, It means that 20 billion yen has been paid.
The government is considering whether it is possible to convert high-performance radars to escorts because it is not possible to predict what will happen to these costs if the contract is cancelled, but development is already underway.