北大東村レーダー配備を決定　対中国、太平洋の監視強化―防衛省

　木原稔防衛相は２８日の記者会見で、航空自衛隊の移動式警戒管制レーダーを沖縄県の北大東村に配備する方針を決定し、村側に伝達したと発表した。中国軍の太平洋への進出を踏まえ、「太平洋側に位置する北大東島は、わが国周辺の警戒監視を常続的に行っていく上で重要な位置にある」と強調した。
　伊豆諸島や小笠原諸島を含む太平洋の島しょ部には固定式レーダーはなく、警戒監視の空白地帯となっている。配備は村有地２カ所計８ヘクタールを取得し、隊員３０人程度が常駐する計画で現地調査を進めてきた。今後、住民説明会を行い、早期配備を目指す。（2024/06/28-12:22）

The Japanese government has decided to deploy a mobile surveillance radar system of the Air Self-Defense Force on Kitadaitojima, a remote Pacific island in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Friday.
   The government has notified the village of Kitadaito, which administers the island, of its decision, Kihara told a press conference.
   With the Chinese military becoming increasingly active in the Pacific, "Kitadaitojima is in an important location for the Japanese government's constant monitoring around the country," Kihara told a press conference.
   Remote Pacific islands in Japan, including Tokyo's Izu and Ogasawara chains, have no fixed radar systems, leaving them insufficiently covered by the country's surveillance network.
   The government has been conducting a local survey for radar deployment on the island. It plans to acquire two sites with a total area of 8 hectares owned by the village of Kitadaito and station about 30 ASDF troops there.