2020.05.08 12:55Nation

宇宙作戦隊、１８日発足　防衛省、不審衛星など監視

　河野太郎防衛相は８日の記者会見で、自衛隊初の宇宙専門部隊となる「宇宙作戦隊」について、１８日に発足させると発表した。航空自衛隊府中基地（東京都府中市）を拠点に、２０人規模で宇宙ごみや不審衛星などの監視任務に従事する。将来的には１００人規模に拡充する方針だ。
　河野氏は「宇宙領域における優位性を早期に獲得する観点から非常に意義がある」と強調した。（2020/05/08-12:55）

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2020.05.08 12:55Nation

Japan SDF Space Unit to Be Launched May 18

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Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said Friday that the Self-Defense Forces will launch a Space Domain Mission Unit, its first dedicated to outer space, on May 18.
   The unit of roughly 20 members will be based at the Air SDF's Fuchu base in Tokyo, where it will monitor space debris and suspicious satellites.
   The government plans to expand the unit to around 100 members in the future.
   "It is very important from the perspective of gaining an early advantage in the domain of space," Kono said.
   The name of the unit will become official on May 18.

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