長射程ミサイル配備で連携　日豪防衛相が会談

　木原稔防衛相は４日、オーストラリアを訪問し、南東部メルボルン近郊でマールズ国防相と会談した。防衛省によると、両国がそれぞれ進める長射程ミサイルの配備に関して連携していくことで合意した。豪州の良好な訓練環境を活用して自衛隊の発射訓練を行うことなどについて検討する。
　木原氏は中国の軍事活動活発化を取り上げ、先月の九州沖の領空侵犯について説明。両氏は力や威圧による一方的な現状変更の試みに連携して対応していくことを確認した。共同訓練の拡充、米国を交えた３カ国防衛協力の推進も改めて申し合わせた。（2024/09/04-22:14）

Japan and Australia on Wednesday agreed to cooperate in the deployment of long-range missiles that each country is working on, according to the Japanese Defense Ministry.
   Defense Minister Minoru Kihara made the agreement with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, at a meeting in a suburb of Melbourne in southeastern Australia.
   Specifically, the two countries will consider utilizing Australia's favorable training environment for Japanese Self-Defense Forces launch exercises.
   Kihara discussed China's escalating military activities, including a recent violation of Japanese airspace by a Chinese military plane near the southwestern region of Kyushu.
   The two ministers affirmed their commitment to jointly address any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. They also agreed to expand joint drills and advance trilateral defense collaboration also including the United States.