The Liberal Democratic Party's defense-related conference was held over the refurbishment of the Air Self-Defense Force F15 fighter, and the Ministry of Defense said that the refurbishment project would be continued after the anti-ship missile was not installed among the two types of long-range cruise missiles. The policy was approved.
At the defense-related meeting of the LDP held on the 5th, the Ministry of Defense over the refurbishment of the F15 fighter, of the two types of long-range cruise missiles, the anti-ship missile "LRASM" has not been installed in the F15 and costs He explained the policy of keeping the price down and continuing the business after seeing off because the price will be high.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the initial cost, which temporarily increased to 552 billion yen, and the repair cost for 70 aircraft were reduced to 398 billion yen due to the reduction of 60 billion yen in this policy decision.
A member of the Diet who attended said, "Although the amount was reduced, it is still expensive," but it was acknowledged that the F15 fighter needs to be refurbished to strengthen its defense capabilities.
The Ministry of Defense has made it a "matter request" that does not specify a specific amount in the budget request for the next fiscal year, and will continue to strive to reduce costs in order to record a specific amount in the budget compilation at the end of the year.