ミサイル生産・艦艇整備で作業部会　日米、防衛装備協力の協議開始

　日米両政府は９、１０両日、防衛装備品の共同開発・生産などを議論する「日米防衛産業協力・取得・維持整備定期協議（ＤＩＣＡＳ）」と関連会合を初めて開催した。(1)防空ミサイルの共同生産(2)米軍艦艇の日本での整備(3)米軍戦闘機の日本での整備(4)サプライチェーン（供給網）強靱（きょうじん）化―の４分野について作業部会を設置し、具体化を図ることで一致した。
　ＤＩＣＡＳは４月の日米首脳会談で設置に合意。首脳間では、ウクライナ支援で米軍の備蓄が不足するミサイルの共同生産や、極東に展開する米軍艦艇・戦闘機の日本の民間工場での整備について検討を進める方向性を確認していた。（2024/06/10-19:59）

The Japanese and U.S. governments have agreed to set up working groups on four areas to promote bilateral defense cooperation and work out specific measures.
   The four areas are joint production of air defense missiles, maintenance and repair work for U.S. warships in Japan, such work for U.S. fighter jets in the Asian country and enhancing defense equipment-related supply chains.
   The agreement was reached at a meeting of the two countries' Defense Industrial Cooperation, Acquisition and Sustainment (DICAS) Forum and a related gathering, held in Tokyo on Sunday and Monday.
   At their meeting at the White House in April, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to establish the DICAS framework. They affirmed that the two countries will consider joint missile production amid an inventory shortage at the U.S. military due to operations to support Ukraine, and repairs and maintenance at Japanese private-sector factories of U.S. warships and fighters deployed in the Far East.
   Progress in discussions at the working groups will be reported to a "two-plus-two" security meeting of the two nations' foreign and defense ministers that is likely to be held in July.