自動運航システムで日本と協力　米英豪の連携第１弾

　【ワシントン時事】米英とオーストラリアによる安全保障枠組み「ＡＵＫＵＳ（オーカス）」の３カ国首脳は１７日、共同声明を発表し、他国との連携の第１弾として、海上の自動運航システム開発で日本と協力すると表明した。カナダ、ニュージーランド、韓国とも協力に向け協議を進めていると明らかにした。
　ＡＵＫＵＳは４月、「日本との協力を検討している」と公表。今回の声明では、これまでの協議を踏まえ、日本の技術を活用する形で「海上の自動運航システムの相互運用性を向上させる機会を模索している」と述べた。（2024/09/18-14:53）

The leaders of the three AUKUS countries--the United States, Britain and Australia--said in a joint statement Tuesday that the countries will cooperate with Japan in developing maritime autonomous systems.
   "Following initial consultations this year and leveraging Japan's deep technical expertise, AUKUS partners and Japan are exploring opportunities to improve interoperability of their maritime autonomous systems as an initial area of cooperation," the AUKUS leaders said.
   The leaders added that their countries are also "consulting with Canada, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea to identify possibilities for collaboration on advanced capabilities."
   The latest announcement came after the AUKUS defense ministers said in April that they were considering cooperation with Japan.
   Under the AUKUS security framework, cooperation on the deployment of nuclear-powered submarines in Australia is positioned as the first pillar, and cooperation on advanced capabilities, including the project with Japan, as the second pillar.