【3月26日】看軍聞學英語

■林國賓

原文：

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it was awarded a contract by the Japan Ministry of Defense on February 6 to construct a next-generation defense satellite communications system.

Under this contract, Mitsubishi Electric will develop and manufacture the next-generation defense communications satellite, which will succeed the current Kirameki-2 satellite, as well as design the ground system necessary for communicating with the satellite.

Through these efforts, the company will establish a defense-communication infrastructure to support operations of the Japan Ministry of Defense and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.

The Ministry of Defense’s Outline of Space Domain Defense Guidelines, issued in July 2025, identifies ensuring SATCOM* as an operational foundation and key approach to strengthening defense capabilities in the space domain. In line with these guidelines, the new contract covers the development and manufacture of a next-generation defense communications satellite that will be newly deployed in geostationary orbit.

The new satellite will replace the Kirameki-2, an X-band defense communications satellite currently operated by the Japan Ministry of Defense and Self-Defense Forces.

中譯：

三菱電機株式會社宣布，已於2月6日獲日本防衛省授予合約，負責建造下一代防衛衛星通信系統。

根據合約，三菱電機將研發與製造新一代防衛通信衛星，作為現役「煌2」衛星的後繼機型，同時設計與該衛星通信所需的地面系統。

透過這些計畫，公司將建立一套防衛通信基礎設施，以支援日本防衛省與日本自衛隊的作戰任務。

日本防衛省2025年7月發布《太空領域防衛指導綱要》，將確保衛星通信能力列為太空領域強化防衛能力的作戰基礎與關鍵措施。依據該方針，本次合約涵蓋1枚將新部署於地球同步軌道的下一代防衛通信衛星之研發與製造。

新衛星將取代目前由日本防衛省與自衛隊操作的X波段防衛通信衛星「煌2」。

-關鍵軍語-

※satellite communications：衛星通信

※geostationary orbit：地球同步軌道