
이재명 대통령은 29일 국무회의에서 핵잠수함과 극초음속 미사일 개발 가속을 주문하며 KF-21 전투기의 공군 정식 인도를 언급하고 자주국방의 중요성을 재차 강조했다.
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이재명 대통령은 취임 이후 자주국방을 국정 기조로 삼고 있으며, KF-21 전투기는 한국이 독자적으로 개발한 최초의 전투기로서 상징적 의미를 갖는다.
이재명 대통령은 29일 "자주국방의 핵심 열쇠인 핵잠수함 건조와 극초음속 미사일 등 미사일 기술의 첨단화에 속도를 내야 한다"고 말했다.
이 대통령은 이날 청와대에서 주재한 국무회의 모두발언에서 "강력한 국방력은 국익을 지키는 핵심 기둥"이라며 이같이 밝혔다.
특히 이 대통령은 "우리 독자적 기술로 하늘과 땅, 바다, 그리고 우주까지 철통같이 방위하기 위해 최첨단 무기체계 개발과 전력화를 이어가야 한다"며 "싸워서 이기는 것을 넘어 싸울 필요가 없는 진짜 평화를 만드는 노력을 꾸준히 이어가야 한다"고 강조했다.
또 이 대통령은 "우리 손으로 만든 최초의 전투기인 KF-21이 지난주 공군에 정식 인도됐다"며 "대한민국 첨단 기술의 집합체인 4.5세대급 전투기의 독자 개발에 성공한 국가는 우리를 포함해 전 세계 8개 국가에 불과하다"고 언급했다.
그러면서 "자주국방 측면에서 가지는 의미가 특별하다"고 부연했다.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
핵잠수함과 극초음속 미사일 개발이 가속화될 것이다
Likely · Within months
KF-21의 추가 도입 및 양산이 진행될 것이다
Very likely · Within months

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