Japan approves its space security strategy in the face of the increasing militarization of Russia and China

Madrid, June 13 (European Press) –

On Tuesday, the Japanese government approved its space security strategy for the next 10 years in the face of the increasing militarization of Russia and China, which means greater development of defense projects.

In the space security concept document, the Japanese government plans to expand the use of space to ensure the protection of the Asian country’s national security and create conditions for the further development of the space branch of its armed forces.

Thus, Japan has set the goal of joining the Joint Special Operations Center, headed by the United States and also consisting of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, according to information from NHK TV channel.

Thus, the authorities emphasized that this would increase Japan’s odds when it comes to monitoring potential incoming threats, especially from commercial and military satellites from third countries.

It is also expected that this will make it possible to collect more information about the satellites in order to achieve greater efficiency when responding to various threats, including a possible attack, while always respecting the Japanese constitution.

In this sense, the Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, seeks to enhance interaction with the United States and other countries in order to “improve the defensive capability of the Japanese forces when it comes to neutralizing the communication systems of potential adversaries.”

The document stresses the importance of enhancing interaction between the Japanese Ministry of Defense and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and increasing support for private companies developing space projects to increase their competitiveness in the world and reduce costs.

This ‘road map’ has moved forward as Beijing continues to push for the development of its own space development projects, which has drawn criticism of a possible intensification of rivalry between China and the United States in this regard. Russia, for its part, has also increased its military capabilities with regard to space.

However, the government also expressed hesitation about the “rapid expansion of threats” from some countries, such as China, which has greatly strengthened its information-gathering systems in space, as well as developing capabilities to attack satellites.

Regarding its counter-strike capabilities, Japan, in turn, promised to increase the speed of information transmission by combining several small satellites and improving visual data interpretation techniques through the use of artificial intelligence.