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▲ The picture of the Japanese destroyer "Maya" going to sea. (Photo from Xinhuanet)
Huayu News According to Oriental News, Japan’s 2021 budget finalized on December 21, defense-related expenses reached a record high of 5.3422 trillion yen, an increase of 0.5% from the original budget for 2020. Increased for 9 consecutive years. Of this amount, 33.5 billion yen is used to extend the range of the Land Self-Defense Force 12 type land-based anti-ship missile, making it an "out-of-zone missile" that can attack from outside the opponent's range. 1.7 billion yen is included in the investigation fee for the introduction of two Aegis ships as a replacement for the land-based interception system "Aegis Land-based Aegis System" plan. However, some media pointed out that the land-based "Aegis" alternative has many drawbacks, and the plan to develop a longer-range cruise missile is contrary to Japan's post-war peace constitution and the principle of "special defense", or it may increase regional instability.
"Aegis" has been transferred from land to sea. Xinhua News Agency reported that in December 2017, Japan decided to introduce two land-based "Aegis" missile defense systems from the United States to be deployed in Akita County in the northeast and Yamaguchi County in the west. The so-called "all-weather" protection for the entire territory of Japan was achieved, but the plan was strongly opposed by local residents. In June this year, the then Defense Minister Taro Kono announced the abandonment of the plan, one of the reasons is that the booster may fall into a nearby residential area after the launch of the anti-missile interceptor.
On the 9th of this month, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi announced that two new "Aegis" ships will be built as the ultimate alternative to the land-based "Aegis" system. However, as soon as the new plan was introduced, it was criticized by the Japanese media. First of all, "all-weather" standby is difficult to achieve. Whether a ship can perform missions is closely related to the weather, and the ship itself needs to be refurbished and maintained, and members of the Self-Defense Forces need to be trained. Therefore, the number of days a ship actually performs defense tasks in a year is about 120 days at most.
Second, it is expensive. The draft budget approved on the 21st listed research costs of 1.7 billion yen for this alternative. According to third-party estimates, the total cost of building two Aegis ships is about 480 billion to 500 billion yen, which is higher than the land-based Aegis plan. This does not include the two ships’ missile interception tests, The cost of daily maintenance and carrying equipment. These two ships may become "the most expensive maritime equipment in the history of the Japanese Self-Defense Force."
Third, the Maritime Self-Defense Force is seriously understaffed. The former Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate commander Ikeda Tokuhiro said that the two new "Aegis" ships require at least 500 to 600 people to operate, and the Maritime Self-Defense Force has not been fully recruited for five consecutive years. Kyodo News Agency commented that the deployment of the land-based "Aegis" system was originally intended to reduce the burden of missile defense of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, but the new "Aegis" ships have increased the burden. Z3z
self-developed missiles deviate from the "specialized defense"
The Japanese government also announced recently that it will devote itself to developing cruise missiles that can launch attacks from enemy missiles. The budget draft passed on December 21 includes 33.5 billion yen for the surface-to-ship cruise missile improvement program, with the goal of extending the missile range.
is restricted by Japan's post-war peace constitution and the principle of "special defense", the missile range used by the Japanese Self-Defense Force has always been within 200 kilometers. During the Shinzo Abe administration, the Ministry of Defense of Japan planned to purchase JASSM, LRASM, JSM and other types of long-range cruise missiles from the United States and Norway, with a maximum range of 900 kilometers.
However, Japan's existing F-15 fighter jets need to be modified to carry these imported missiles. In the draft budget passed on December 21, the 21.3 billion yen required to transform these fighters was cancelled due to high costs. This may mean that Japan has shifted its focus from imports to self-research.
Kyodo News Agency reported that a new "Self-Defense Force Cyber Defense Team" composed of three members of the Self-Defense Force cyber-related forces will be established. 57.6 billion yen is used for the development of the next-generation fighter aircraft that will become the follow-up model of the F-2 fighter. If including high-performance radar and other related research, the total will reach 73.1 billion yen.
Some members of the Japanese opposition parties and experts criticized that although the Ministry of Defense emphasized that the self-developed missiles do not have the purpose of "attacking enemy bases", their extended range may have the ability to attack enemy bases. This is in line with Japan’s post-war peace.The peace constitution and the principle of "special defense" are inconsistent.
"The Asahi Shimbun" recently published an editorial saying that the decision to extend the range of the missile in the name of "outlying island defense" is hard not to make people feel that this is a layout with the ability to "attack enemy bases" in the future. The article stated that the Self-Defense Forces have been singing the principle of "special defense" in recent years, while introducing military equipment designed to evade the principle. This method of continuously strengthening one's abilities in the context of ambiguous intentions will inevitably increase regional instability and even trigger a regional arms race. (Original title: Two major items of Japan's 2021 defense costs rising for nine consecutive years have caused controversy)
Source: Oriental Newspaper
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