Japan Marine United to Build JMSDF’s Next Generation OPV
Japan's MoD announced that a company has been selected to build the next generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) that will be operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
30 Jun 2022
Japan's MoD announced that a company has been selected to build the next generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) that will be operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
23 Jun 2022
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki launched today "Yahagi", the fifth Mogami-class vessel.
22 Jun 2022
Royal Navy's River-class patrol ship HMS Mersey and Echo-class survey vessel HMS Enterprise carried out bilateral exercises with JMDSF ships JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze off the Dorset coast in the English Channel.
20 Jun 2022
Interview with the Commander of the JMSDF training squadron, Rear Admiral Komuta.
10 Jun 2022
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships conducted joint training exercises with JMSDF ships in the Mediterranean Sea on June 6.
22 Mar 2022
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a self-defense ship flag raising ceremony for the frigate ‘Kumano’ (くまの). The event means the ship, known as 30FFM, was officially commissioned with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
12 Mar 2022
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Tokyo Bay, March 8-10.
09 Mar 2022
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force commissioned the submarine "Taigei," (S513) the lead submarine of the Taigei-class, with a ceremony at the Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
03 Feb 2022
Shin Kurushima Hashihama Dockyard launched "YOT-02" on 2 February 2022. The vessel is the second of two Yard Oiler Tankers for the JMSDF.
23 Jan 2022
Five flat tops, along with some of their escorts and air wings, from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a massive photo exercise on January 22, 2022 in the Philippine Sea.