[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Japan's decision to abandon the deployment of the "land-based Aegis" anti-missile system in its homeland obviously makes the United States, which is eager to expand the anti-missile network in the Asia-Pacific region, very dissatisfied.
Japan’s Kyodo News Agency said on the 6th that a number of Japanese government officials revealed that the Japanese government has informed the United States that it will build a dedicated anti-missile interceptor ship as an alternative to abandoning the deployment of the “land-based Aegis” anti-missile system.
Kyodo News Agency said that Japan had previously proposed two alternatives to the "land-based Aegis". One is to increase the number of Aegis destroyers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the other is to set up high-performance radars on land and then launch them by guided missile destroyers or other offshore platforms. Intercept missiles.
The special ship plan proposed this time is different from the previous plan of adding Aegis destroyers.
Because the Aegis destroyers are "all-rounders" that can deal with enemy fighters and submarines, they have high performance requirements and are expensive to build. The anti-missile special ship focuses on anti-missile interception functions, and the construction cost is expected to be controlled at a relatively low level.
The deployment of radar in the second option requires persuading the local government.
The anti-missile special ship is not deployed on land, so coordination with local governments is almost unnecessary.
According to the report, the Ministry of Defense plans to build a number of special anti-missile ships, which will be equipped with the US-made SPY-7 radar and missile launch system that has been purchased in the original "Land-based Aegis" anti-missile system. The performance is stronger than that of the current Aegis destroyer. equipment.
However, the report also mentioned that one of the purposes of the original "land-based Aegis" system was to reduce the burden of the Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for anti-missile missions, and the special anti-missile ship would obviously defeat this purpose.
A Chinese military expert interviewed by the Global Times said that only from the interception effect, the effect of the anti-missile dedicated ship is better than that of the "Land-based Aegis" system, because the former can be deployed mobile and intercepted in the most conducive area for interception. Probe.
Moreover, multiple special anti-missile ships can be deployed in cascades for multiple mid-stage interceptions.
In addition, these special anti-missile ships can not only intercept missiles flying to Japan, but can also intercept missiles flying in other directions through adjustments and deployments, and become the forefront of the US anti-missile system.
From this point of view, its interception effect will be better.
However, experts believe that Japanese anti-missile special ships may be limited due to cost reasons and limited self-defense capabilities.
In high-intensity combat, its independent survivability is a problem, and it must be protected by other ships, which limits its actual combat deployment capabilities.
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