L’affaire de la vente possible de F-22 Raptor<\/em> au Japon doit \u00eatre confirm\u00e9e comme une affaire strat\u00e9gique de la plus haute importance. Un article de David Isenberg sur le site Atimes.com<\/em>, le 5 mai<\/a>, confirme cette orientation<\/a> en m\u00eame temps qu’il nous apporte quelques d\u00e9tails suppl\u00e9mentaires. (Isenberg travaille notamment avec BASIC et le Center of Defense Information, des instituts de recherche plut\u00f4t r\u00e9formistes et hostiles \u00e0 la politique ext\u00e9rieure de l’administration.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t Isenberg rapporte que les Japonais voudraient cent F-22A \u00e0 un prix qui pourrait atteindre $300 millions par avion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t Un point n\u00e9gatif tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9cis est soulev\u00e9, rapport\u00e9 par Reuters, qui a interrog\u00e9 le lieutenant g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Jeffrey Kohler, chef de la Defense Security Cooperation Agency, qui coordonne au Pentagone les ventes d’armement de gouvernement \u00e0 gouvernement. Kohler estime qu’il faudra d\u00e9velopper une version sp\u00e9ciale pour l’exportation, et que ce d\u00e9veloppement co\u00fbtera au moins $1 milliard, grevant notablement le prix de l’avion. \u00ab If [export] were to be considered … it essentially would have to be redesigned, rebuilt, retested and then go into production.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tMalgr\u00e9 cette r\u00e9serve de taille, qui en dit long sur le co\u00fbt que pourrait atteindre le F-22 d’exportation pour les Japonais, l’article d’Isenberg pr\u00e9sente une perspective tr\u00e8s optimiste, justement parce que la vente de F-22 est d\u00e9sormais per\u00e7ue effectivement comme un acte strat\u00e9gique majeur. Son estimation est que le Congr\u00e8s autant que l’administration sont tr\u00e8s inclin\u00e9s \u00e0 \u00e9carter les obstacles juridiques emp\u00eachant cette vente.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00abIf the US government does allow the export of F-22 stealth fighters to Japan, it will be seen as an indication that Washington has made up its mind to strengthen the US-Japan alliance as part of its security strategy in the Northeast Asian region.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbSome Japanese think that the US should sell the F-22 because Japan provides the US forward bases in the region as well as dispersal and rapid-deployment options in case of a military confrontation or natural disaster, say US officials.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tIsrael will also be watching the possible sale quite closely as it has shown keen interest in acquiring the F-22. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t()<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbAcquisition of the F-22A would also be consistent with Abe’s vision of Japan’s foreign policy. During a March 18 speech at the National Defense Academy of Japan, Abe reiterated his call for the country to adopt a more assertive foreign policy and improve military capabilities. He called for further strengthening of the Japan-US alliance while steadily upgrading our country’s national-security platform.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbOver the past two years, the US and Japan have accelerated cooperation in ballistic-missile defense, with Japan procuring PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability 3) batteries and the naval Standard Missile SM-3 air-defense systems. Additionally, Tokyo has acquired upgraded EP-3 patrol aircraft, radar and other facilities related to C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance).<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tIsenberg rappelle encore cette d\u00e9claration de Dennis Wilder, qui dirige les affaires d’Asie Orientale au NSC. Wilder estime qu’un accord se fera : \u00abIn terms of future fighters for Japan, obviously, the Japanese air force has requirements. China is modernizing, at a rapid pace, its air force. The Japanese obviously feel some threat in relation to North Korea and its development of missile and nuclear capabilities. And so we are very positively disposed to talking to the Japanese about future-generation fighter aircraft. One sign that the deal with the F-22s will go ahead is that Japan and the United States recently conducted joint air force drills involving a squadron of F-22 stealth fighters temporarily deployed at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \tMis en ligne le 7 mai 2007 \u00e0 16H15<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" L’affaire de la vente possible de F-22 Raptor au Japon doit \u00eatre confirm\u00e9e comme une affaire strat\u00e9gique de la plus haute importance. 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