Japan's defense guidelines focus on sea, air surveillance: draft TOKYO, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan will enhance warning and surveillance capacity of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to ensure its national security, reported local media Wednesday, citing a draft of Japan's new defense guidelines. The draft also said the SDF needs to beef up its ability to defend the country's remote islands based on rapid gathering of information, necessitating cooperation with U.S. forces in surveillance and warning activities, said Japan's Kyodo News. The guidelines, which were built on an interim report by defense ministry in July, will be presented to Japan's ruling bloc that comprises the Liberal Democratic Party and its small ally of the New Komeito Party before cabinet approval, as the government seeks to finalize them, said the report. The final version is expected to call for a review of Japan's self-imposed ban on arms exports and introducing high-speed, cannon-equipped maneuver combat vehicles, said Kyodo, quoting a government official. The cabinet is expected to approve the guidelines in mid- December after the final version is settled, according to Kyodo. In pictures >>> Snapshots of Japan's Self-Defense Forces military drill