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空自グローバルホーク、鳥取県沖上空で通信途絶 墜落と推定
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空自グローバルホーク、鳥取県沖上空で通信途絶 墜落と推定

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15日午後、鳥取県沖の上空で航空自衛隊の大型無人偵察機グローバルホークとの通信が途絶え、空自は墜落したと推定して原因を調べている。付近の海上で機体の一部が見つかり、船舶への被害は確認されていない。

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航空自衛隊は領空の常時監視能力強化のため、米国のグローバルホークを導入し三沢基地で運用している。

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15日午後1時ごろ、鳥取県沖約50キロの上空で、航空自衛隊の大型無人偵察機グローバルホークとの通信が途絶えた。付近の海上で機体の一部が見つかった。空自は「機体が墜落したと推定した」と発表し、詳しい原因などを調べている。

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空自によると、グローバルホークは午前10時20分ごろ、三沢基地(青森県)を離陸。午後0時55分に通信不良が発生し、3分後にレーダーから航跡が消失した。

機体の一部は午後2時すぎ、鳥取県沖で遭難警報を受け、海上を捜索していた海上保安庁の巡視船が発見した。船舶などへの被害は確認されていないという。

空自は訓練中ではなかったと説明しているが、具体的な飛行目的を明らかにしていない。

グローバルホークは米国製で全長約15メートル、翼幅約40メートル。最高時速約570キロで巡航し、地上からの無線操縦で36時間の連続飛行が可能。領空の常時監視能力の強化のため、2015年度から1機当たり約170億円で取得された。三沢基地に3機が配備され、偵察航空隊が運用している。

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  • 空自による墜落原因の究明と公表

    Very likely · Within weeks

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  • 通信途絶の詳しい原因は何か
  • 当時の機体の飛行目的は何か

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