日英、レーダー開発も協力　次期戦闘機計画

　【ロンドン時事】日英両政府は１５日、次期戦闘機用レーダーを共同開発すると発表した。両政府は次期戦闘機のエンジンでも共同開発を進めており、防衛分野の協力が一段と深まる。
　英政府の発表によると、レーダーの共同開発を４月に開始し、５年程度をかけて官民で設計・製造を進める。英国側からはイタリア防衛装備大手レオナルドの英国法人が参画する。
　共同開発では最新鋭のレーダー技術「ジャガーシステム」を採用。陸海空で目標を素早く正確に特定し、敵の監視技術を無効化できるようになるという。（2022/02/15-19:53）

The Japanese and British governments said Tuesday that they will jointly develop a fighter jet sensor, in addition to their collaboration on a future fighter jet engine.
   According to the British government's announcement, the joint sensor development will begin in April, and the public and private sectors of the two countries will take around five years to design and build the sensor. The project will involve the British unit of major Italian defense equipment firm Leonardo.
   The cutting-edge sensor technology known as "Jaguar" will be used for the envisioned sensor, expected to "enable the Armed Forces to better detect future threats from air, land and sea, quickly and accurately locating targets and denying surveillance technology operated by our adversaries," the British government said.
   Japan and Britain are respectively developing their next-generation fighter jets, planning to deploy them in the mid-2030s.
   "We are proud to work ever closer with our partners in Japan to ensure both our Armed Forces remain at the forefront of military innovation," British Minister for Defense Procurement Jeremy Quin said in the statement.