
韓国政府がホルムズ海峡で活動する米軍を支援するため、韓国軍の海上哨戒機や補給艦の派遣準備を進めていると複数の韓国メディアが報じた。大統領府関係者は決定事項を否定しつつも選択肢を検討中と述べた。
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韓国政府がホルムズ海峡の米軍支援に向け、海上哨戒機や補給艦の派遣準備を進めていると報じられた。
【ソウル時事】複数の韓国メディアは4日、韓国政府がイラン沖合の原油輸送の要衝ホルムズ海峡で活動する米軍を支援するため、韓国軍の海上哨戒機や補給艦を派遣する準備を進めていると報じた。非戦闘目的の支援を想定しているという。
韓国、対北朝鮮「蚊帳の外」を懸念 苦渋のトランプ氏頼み
韓国大統領府関係者は報道を受けて「決まっていることはない」と否定しつつ、「多様な選択肢を総合的に検討している」と述べた。
朝鮮日報によれば、韓国政府は8月、米側に派遣の意向を伝えており、どの程度の規模で行うか米韓当局が協議している。実際に派遣する場合、国家安全保障会議の議決や国会の同意が必要で、これらに向けた準備も進められている。
SBSテレビによると、海上哨戒機が潜水艦や水上艦の監視任務に当たり、補給艦が後方支援することを想定。爆発物処理班も任務に就く見通し。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
国家安全保障会議の議決や国会同意に向けた準備の進行
Possible · Within weeks

The Ministry of Defense announced a budget request for fiscal year 2027 of 8,890.8 billion yen, the largest ever. The plan is to focus on responding to "new ways of fighting" that utilize AI and unmanned aerial vehicles, and plans to reorganize the organization, including establishing a Retired Self-Defense Forces Support Agency. The total amount may increase further when the budget is compiled at the end of the year.

In the Ministry of Defense's budget request for fiscal 2027, a number of ``item requests'' were added that did not specify specific amounts, ahead of the revision of three security-related documents at the end of the year. The proposed budget is expected to expand further, with a record high of 8.8908 trillion yen.

The budget request for fiscal year 2027 released by the Ministry of Defense includes measures for ``new ways of fighting'' such as the use of AI in joint operations commands and the development of underwater-launched hypersonic guided missiles.
Rakuten Group has partnered with German defense startup Helsing to support the introduction of the AI-equipped attack drone HX-2 into Japan. A demonstration test by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is scheduled for the end of September, and is attracting attention as part of the Ministry of Defense's efforts to strengthen the introduction of unmanned aircraft.

According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the Sea of Japan. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is visiting India, said that it is presumed that the missile fell outside the EEZ. It is believed that this was in response to the US-South Korean joint military exercises.
Rakuten Group has partnered with German startup Hellsing, which develops interceptor drones. Rakuten became Hellsing's point of contact in Japan and supported the delivery of drones to the Ministry of Defense. Hellsing's drone is capable of shooting down missiles, and demonstration tests will be conducted by the end of September to determine whether it will be used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.