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JMSDF commissions new Hibiki-Class SURTASS / Ocean Surveillance Ship JS Aki
A new ocean surveillance ship, JS Aki (AOS-5203), was commissioned by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) on March 4, 2020.
8 March 2021
A new ocean surveillance ship, JS Aki (AOS-5203), was commissioned by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) on March 4, 2020.
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki launched today the first-in-class 30FFM, a next generation frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)…
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) made a brief stop near Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 2, as part of her deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, giving the crew a rare opportunity to integrate with a III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) force reconnaissance element in the area.
UK ministers discussed the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts…
Originally, an extended-range version of the Type 12 SSM was under development and was scheduled to be developed over a five-year period starting in FY2017.
On December 25, 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that it would include the procurement cost of the new “ASM-3A” supersonic anti-ship missile in its defense budget request for fiscal year 2021.
The Japanese government is considering to build additional Aegis destroyers as an alternative solution to Aegis Ashore…
Kongsberg has entered into a second follow-on contract with Japan to supply the JSM for their fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft.
The Chief of Staff of the French Navy met with his Japanese counterpart while submarine “Emeraude” made a rare port of call in Guam….
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force relies on Thales and MHI to equip itself with the latest generation of high-resolution synthetic aperture sonar…
