【10月12日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

Japan plans to rapidly deploy autonomous interceptor drones to complement emerging standoff-strike capabilities, as reports surfaced that Tomahawk missile orders could face delays after U.S. stockpiles come under strain following the Iran war.

State procurement agency Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has released notices for a demonstration schedule next month with the goal of fast-tracking acquisitions and expediting mass production and deployment.

The interceptor drone systems are expected to be installed by 2027 near radar sites, bases, vessels and other critical locations, the agency stated.

This follows an earlier notice released by the Ministry of Defense late last month for autonomous unmanned systems that could detect and counter swarms of "multiple long-range suicide UAVs … such as the Shahed-136."

The interceptor drones are recent additions to Japan’s massive UAV fleet plan. The ministry had been in talks with drone firm Terra Drone since the company fielded two types of interceptor drones in Ukraine through Kyiv-based startups.

中譯：

日本計畫迅速部署自主攔截無人機，以補足新興的「距外打擊」能力。同時有報導指出，在伊朗戰爭導致美國庫存吃緊後，戰斧巡弋飛彈的訂單可能會面臨延遲。

日本國家採購機構「防衛裝備廳」（ATLA）已發布下個月的演示時程通知，目標是加快採購速度，並推進大規模生產與部署。

該防衛裝備廳表示，這批攔截無人機系統預計將於 2027 年前，安裝在雷達站、軍事基地、艦艇及其他關鍵設施附近。

在此之前，日本防衛省曾於上個月底發布一項公告，尋求能夠偵測並反制「多架遠程自殺式無人機（如見證者-136）」蜂群式攻擊的自主無人系統。

這些攔截無人機是日本龐大無人機隊計畫中的新成員。自從無人機公司Terra Drone透過設在基輔的新創企業在烏克蘭部署了2款攔截無人機以來，防衛省便一直與該公司進行談判。

─關鍵軍語─

※standoff-strike：距外打擊

※suicide UAV：自殺式無人機