UAVs used by the Japanese Self -Defense Force include large -scale reconnaissance aircraft "Global Eagle" and small reconnaissance aircraft "scan eagle", but these are limited to supervision and collection information.The national defense official decided to continue to introduce hundreds of offensive drones from Israel and the United States.
At the end of World War II, Japan's "Kamika Special Attack" fighter forces played suicide.According to the information on the government, the government sources said that the official decided to deploy a large number of offensive drones on the island in order to deal with geopolitical risks and avoid the casualties of soldiers.
Japan's national defense budget this year is 54 trillion yen (about S $ 53 billion), and the national defense budget does not exceed 1%of the GDP (GDP).Sample news quoted a number of anonymous sources, saying that the official plans to increase the defense budget, which will increase by 20%to 6.5 trillion yen on the original basis.In terms of renewal of arms, a highlight is to add weapons with attack power.
The current island defense. The drones used by the Japanese Self -Defense Force include the large -scale reconnaissance aircraft "Global Eagle" and small reconnaissance aircraft "scan eagles", but these are limited to supervision and collection information.The national defense official decided to continue to introduce hundreds of offensive drones from Israel and the United States.These models will be sent to the Self -Defense Force next year, and will be officially deployed in the Southwest Islands in 2025.
It is reported that the "IAI Harop" fuselage made by Israel is 2.5 meters in length and nine hours of flight time.The "Switchblade" drone made by the United States is small, only 36 cm, and can fly for 15 minutes.In the Russia and Ukraine War, the United States has provided such mini -type drones to the Ukrainian army.
The official decision to introduce these drones is to study a large number of drones to effectively resist the Russian offensive during the Russian war.Secondly, these unmanned offensive fighters can avoid soldiers' casualties.Due to the decrease in population in Japan, the soldiers were insufficient, and Japan's defense was forced to actively transform.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Venxiong visited the United States in May this year and announced that it would strengthen its national defense capabilities.He said that a war similar to Russia's invasion of Ukraine may also happen around Japan.
Yomiuri News reported that there are sovereignty disputes in Japan and China. These aggressive drones can be used to attack enemy warships close to Japanese islands and against enemy forces grabbing the beach in Japan.
According to the Nikkei News, the official decided to use the artificial intelligence operation weapon when updating the military backup, which is related to China's mastering of the "hundred drone formation" flight technology.China has a tactic that allows 200 drones to fly at the same time in 2018.Once this type of flight tactics mature, the air defense mechanism in Japan will not be able to deal with it.