自公、戦闘機輸出で合意　案件ごと閣議決定で厳格化

　自民、公明両党政調会長は１５日、国会内で会談し、国際共同開発する防衛装備完成品の第三国輸出について合意した。当面は英国、イタリアと開発する次期戦闘機に限定して容認。防衛装備移転三原則の運用指針を改定する際に閣議決定し、実際に輸出を決める場合も閣議決定を行う「二重の閣議決定」による手続きの厳格化を確認した。
　自民の渡海紀三朗、公明の高木陽介両政調会長の合意を踏まえ、政府は近く運用指針を改定する。（2024/03/15-12:30）

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, agreed Friday to allow exports to third countries of a next-generation fighter jet that the country will develop jointly with Britain and Italy.
   The ruling parties' policy chiefs reached the agreement as part of discussions on exports of internationally developed defense equipment to third countries. They agreed to limit such exports to the next-generation fighter jet for the time being.
   Based on the agreement, the government will shortly revise its guidelines for defense equipment transfers to enable the fighter jet exports.
   To allay Komeito concerns that defense equipment exports will go out of control, the government will introduce strict procedures that require cabinet decisions not only to revise the guidelines but also to actually export defense equipment.
   The guidelines will need to be revised every time the government wants to export any defense equipment other than the fighter jet.