Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 12th and final Mogami-class multirole frigate for the ...
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There are three major reasons why the upgraded Mogami-class frigate was selected, in a major milestone for Japan's defense industry. Tokyo is rapidly acquiring missile-laden combat frigates to counter ...
JS Mogami seen here at an International Fleet Review commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force at Sagami Bay. (Issei Kato – Pool/Getty Images) In ...
Instead of producing 22 Mogami-class frigates, the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) will transition to an improved design around halfway through the programme. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...
December 5, 2023: Japan is in the process of building 24 new FFM (missile frigates – to be called the Mogami class). These are being procured in two batches of twelve each. Japan presently has only ...
In Japan, an official naming and launching ceremony was held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Nagasaki to mark the entry into the water of JS Yoshii, the 12th and final Mogami-class ...
There remain modern proponents of battleships who argue that the U.S. Navy should return its old Iowa-class warships to service. Yet apart from Russia’s antiquated battlecruisers, no nation on the ...
JS Mogami was commissioned in a ceremony held on April 28 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works. Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia’s Sea 3000 frigate project, as Korean and Spanish contenders fell by the wayside.
A Japanese frigate which left a glowing impression during its short visit to Darwin will replace Australia’s ageing Anzac Class. Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed the deal on Tuesday morning ...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned its first Mogami-class multirole guided-missile frigate. The vessel, which has been named JS Kumano with pennant number 2, was ...