The Ministry of Defense has determined to determine a brand new large-scale ammunition depot that may retailer “stand-off missiles” for exercising “counterattack capability” at SDF amenities in Aomori and Oita prefectures within the new fiscal yr.
In the “National Defense Strategy” formulated in December final yr, the federal government introduced a coverage to extend the ammunition depot over 5 years in an effort to guarantee the power of the Self-Defense Forces to proceed organized preventing in an emergency. Approximately 5.8 billion yen has been included within the new fiscal yr’s price range, which is at present being deliberated, as bills for this objective.
Regarding the massive ammunition depot that may additionally retailer “stand-off missiles” that may assault from outdoors the enemy’s vary in an effort to train “counterattack capability”, the Ministry of Defense will begin the brand new fiscal yr on the Ground Self-Defense Force Oita Garrison in Oita City. and the Maritime Self-Defense Force Ominato Regional Headquarters in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture.
In addition, we’re investigating the opportunity of establishing about six new giant ammunition depots at different Self-Defense Forces amenities.
On the opposite hand, the Ministry of Defense stated that it’s going to proceed to contemplate the precise deployment vacation spot of the “stand-off missile” sooner or later.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense additionally has ammunition depots that retailer atypical ammunition, such because the Ground Self-Defense Force Setouchi Bunsen in Setouchi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, the Ground Self-Defense Force Hora Training Area in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, and the Maritime Self-Defense Force Yokosuka Regional Headquarters. and the Maizuru District Headquarters.