Mogami Export Drive Signals Fusion of Defence and Civilian Shipbuilding　「もがみ」輸出 日本造船「防衛×民間」融合も

The Japanese government is promoting the export of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s “Mogami”-class frigates through a joint effort between the public and private sectors. On November 2, Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, during talks in Malaysia with New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins, revealed that New Zealand had expressed interest in introducing the Mogami-class vessel.

Key Points of the Article

→ The prime contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, plans to take the lead in constructing the vessels jointly in Japan—centred on Nagasaki—and at sites in Australia.

→ The latest technologies enabling reduced crew operation are expected to be applied to civilian merchant ships as well, making this project a symbolic example of Japan’s “defence × civilian” shipbuilding integration initiative.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

Photo credit by The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

「もがみ」輸出 日本造船「防衛×民間」融合も

日本政府が海上自衛隊の護衛艦「もがみ」型の輸出を官民一体で推進している。小泉進次郎防衛相は11月2日、マレーシアでニュージーランドのコリンズ国防相と会談し、護衛艦「もがみ」型の導入に関心を示されたことを明らかにした。

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→主契約者の三菱重工業が主導し、長崎を中心に日本国内と豪州現地で共同建造する計画だ。

→少人数運用を可能とする最新技術は民間商船にも応用が期待され、日本の造船業が進める「防衛×民間」融合の象徴的プロジェクトとなりつつある

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）