陸上イージス代替艦導入へ　１８日に閣議決定―政府

　岸信夫防衛相は９日、自民党国防部会・安全保障調査会の合同会議で、陸上配備型迎撃システム「イージスアショア」の代替策として、弾道ミサイル防衛を主任務とする「イージス・システム搭載艦」２隻を新造する方針を表明した。政府は１８日に閣議決定する見通し。
　岸防衛相は、「この方向性は最低限のもので、今後さらに相当な検討を行っていかなければならない」と述べた。装備や運用の詳細な検討は越年することになる。（2020/12/09-19:02）

Japan will build two destroyers that can intercept ballistic missiles as a substitute for an Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system whose introduction has been abandoned, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Wednesday.
   The construction plan for the Aegis system-equipped destroyers is expected to be adopted at a cabinet meeting Dec. 18.
   At a joint meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's National Defense Division and Research Commission on National Security, Kishi said the government needs to conduct further research because the plan gives only minimum details.
   Discussions on details of the equipment and operations of the two destroyers will extend into next year.
   The planned two destroyers are expected to be equipped with the Standard Missile-6 interceptor capable of shooting down cruise missiles, reflecting the recent diversification of aerial threats. The government did not plan to equip the Aegis Ashore system with SM-6 missiles.