The U.S. arms dealers are planning to deploy advanced radar in Japan, which also highlights the necessity of China's control over rare earth materials.
According to Kyodo News, Jennifer Gauthier, a senior executive at Raytheon, a business unit of the U.S. major defense company RTX, said on the 27th that the company expressed its hope to deploy the next-generation radar "SPY-6" developed and manufactured for the U.S. Navy to other countries including the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. "We are discussing deployment plans with several countries," he said.
Mr. Gauthier is the second-highest-ranking official responsible for maritime capabilities. He stated during an interview with Kyodo News at the Andover factory near Boston, where SPY-6 is manufactured, that defense industry cooperation will be the "foundation" of the U.S. military's collaboration with the Self-Defense Forces to enhance the capabilities of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
SPY-6 is planned to be installed on more than 60 U.S. Navy vessels, including nuclear aircraft carriers and Aegis ships. It is expected that the Japanese government will also consider it as one of the candidates for future radar procurement by the Self-Defense Forces. Gauthier called for it, stating that it has advantages in interoperability, such as sharing data with the U.S. Navy.
Gauthier said that Mitsubishi Electric (in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) and Zobu Industry (in Yokohama City) are participating in the production of SPY-6 components, and the cooperation between the two companies is "expanding."
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