日本借助外国技术填补防务缺口，能否奏效？
Japan taps foreign tech to plug defence gaps as China’s power grows. Will it pay off?
日本正加大借助外国企业加快军事现代化的力度，以海外技术、专业能力和产能填补防务缺口。日本已签约采购乌克兰初创公司 SkyFall 的拦截无人机；一个跨国战机联盟准备扩大在日设计业务，Thales 据报计划建设一座可能成为日本首个由外国企业运营的军事维护设施，初期服务海上自卫队。
日本的防务现代化正借助海外技术、专业能力和产能推进，文中列出的无人机、战机设计与维护设施计划呈现了这一做法的不同路径。
Japan is increasingly turning to foreign companies to accelerate its military modernisation, drawing on overseas technology, expertise and production capacity to plug defence gaps that could prove critical in a potential regional conflict involving China.
The push has gathered momentum over the past week, with Tokyo confirming a contract for Ukrainian interceptor drones and a multinational fighter consortium preparing to expand its design operations in Japan.
French defence giant Thales is also reportedly planning what could become Japan’s first foreign-run military maintenance facility, initially serving the Maritime Self-Defence Force.
Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed last Friday that Japan had signed a contract to acquire interceptor drones from Ukrainian start-up SkyFall.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com