
New JMSDF AEGIS Destroyer “Maya” Starts Sea Trials
According to pictures released on social media, the Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Maya AEGIS destroyer left Yokohama today for its initial sea trials.

According to pictures released on social media, the Japans Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Maya AEGIS destroyer left Yokohama today for its initial sea trials.

At Sea Air Space 2019, the naval defense exposition held near Washington DC in May, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) was showcasing for the first time a unique feature of the 30FFM: A giant, 360° wall placed inside the CIC and featuring augmented reality.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 10th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 18, 2019. JS Shoryu (SS-510) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the JS “Shiranui” (pennant number 120) during a ceremony held today at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki shipyard. JS Shiranui is the second Asahi-class anti-submarine destroyer (25DD program) of the JMSDF.
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