japan to bid for new australian warship
2024-09-04
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source: cankaoxiaoxi.com
reference news reported on september 4according to a report on the website of japan's yomiuri shimbun on september 2, the japanese government has officially expressed its intention to participate in australia's plan to introduce new warships. in june, at the request of the australian government, japan disclosed the technical information of the maritime self-defense force's "mogami" class frigate to australia, considering competing with other countries through a joint development plan based on this ship.
the news was confirmed by several japanese government officials. the "2+2" meeting between the foreign and defense ministers of the two governments is scheduled to be held in australia on the 5th, and the issue of joint development will also be discussed.
japan's "three principles on transfer of defense equipment" allows the disclosure of technical information of defense equipment to other countries. the national security council directors' meeting held by the japanese government in june believed that "joint development with australia is of strategic importance" and decided to disclose relevant technical information to australia. japan seems to have informed australia of the design and performance information of the "mogami" class frigate.
the mogami-class frigate only needs 90 people to operate, half the number of traditional frigates. it has minesweeping capabilities and is highly versatile. the ministry of defense is discussing the modification of the hull to jointly develop a new warship in a form that can carry australian equipment.
in addition to japan, spain, south korea and germany are also listed as candidate countries. these three countries have also disclosed the technical information of their warships to australia. it is reported that the australian government will compare the proposals of various countries and strive to narrow down the candidates to two countries within the year.
spain has participated in the development of australian navy guided missile destroyers in the past. in addition, south korea has also been committed to arms exports in recent years in the form of official and private joint efforts. south korean defense minister shin won-seok visited australia in may to seek to promote his own warships.
if japan wants to obtain orders, whether it can demonstrate comprehensive advantages including cost will be a challenge. (compiled by liu jieqiu)
