1、(Provisional Translation)Medium Term Defense Program(FY 2019-FY 2023)December 18,2018 I.Program Guidelines In the defense program for FY 2019-FY 2023,with accordance to“National Defense Program Guidelines for FY 2019 and beyond”(approved by the National Security Council and Cabinet on December 18,20
2、18),Japan will significantly strengthen defense capability to build a truly effective defense capability,“Multi-Domain Defense Force,”which:organically fuses capabilities in all domains including space,cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum and is capable of sustained conduct of flexible and strate
3、gic activities during all phases from peacetime to armed contingencies.The development of“Multi-Domain Defense Force”will be done while honing the attributes of“Dynamic Joint Defense Force”under the“National Defense Program Guidelines for FY 2014 and beyond”(approved by the National Security Council
4、 and the Cabinet on December 17,2013).In order to adapt to increasingly rapid changes in security environment,Japan will strengthen its defense capability at speeds that are fundamentally different from the past.In view of aging population with declining birth rate and severe fiscal situation,Japan
