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To avoid controversy, the ruling parties call it a "multi-purpose operation destroyer". It would be the first such ship in the JMSDF since World War II. [24] On 23 May 2019, retired MSDF vice-admiral Toshiyuki Ito stated that Japan requires at least four Izumo-class destroyers to be viable for real naval combat operations. He said "If you only ...
On August 31, 2022, the Japan Ministry of Defense announced that JMSDF will operate two "Aegis system equipped ships" (イージス・システム搭載艦 in Japanese) to replace its earlier cancellation of the Aegis Ashore program, commissioning one ship by the end of fiscal year 2027, and the other by the end of FY2028. The budget for design ...
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet that participated in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. [2] Kunisaki was the first-ever JMSDF ship to serve as the primary mission platform for the 2014 Pacific Partnership annual humanitarian and disaster response-focused mission. [3]
JS Hatakaze (DDG-171/TV-3520) is a Hatakaze-class guided missile destroyer built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Hatakaze was the first vessel completed of her class, and she was the first JMSDF vessel to use gas turbine propulsion.
The destroyer was the first of a series of JMSDF vessels deployed in rotation to patrol this region. [5] [6] Approximately 2,000 merchant ships with ties to Japan, Japan-flagged or operated by Japanese firms pass through the busy shipping channel each year. [7]
Construction schedule for the "Upgraded Mogami" frigates will start in 2025, with launch of the first two hulls by 2027. [13] MHI plans to deliver all 12 FFM frigates to the JMSDF by 2033. [13] In March 2024, it was reported that the Mogami-class frigates will be equipped with VLS systems from FY 2024. [14]
It is the first major combat vessel in the JMSDF to have a female captain. On February 29, 2016 Miho Otani became the first woman to command a destroyer in active duty. [2] She had previously commanded a training destroyer. [3] As of 2016, the vessel had around ten female crew members with designated accommodation and toilets for them.
This ship was one of several in the JMSDF fleet participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. [1]In late April 2017, the Ashigara along with the JS Samidare joined the US Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1 as the Strike Group moved into position off the Korean peninsula in response to escalating tensions between North Korea and the United States over the DPRK's ...