Japan’s Mogami-class Frigates Will Start Getting VLS in FY 2024
MHI will start delivering the Mk 41 VLS for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigate for the JMSDF in fiscal year 2024.
15 Mar 2024
MHI will start delivering the Mk 41 VLS for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigate for the JMSDF in fiscal year 2024.
01 Feb 2024
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Theodore Roosevelt CSG and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31.
18 Jan 2024
Japan signed a $1.7 Billion contract with the US for the procurement of 400 Tomahawks land attack cruise missiles.
27 Dec 2023
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has begun sea trials of its helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH 184) after undergoing major modifications of the vessel to operate the F-35B fighter jets, the JMSDF announced on December 25.
22 Dec 2023
Japan approved $55.9 billion defense spending for fiscal year 2024 amid the increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific region...
19 Dec 2023
The Japanese MoD announced it has secured $2.5 billion (373.1 billion yen) for fiscal year 2024 to build two Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) for the JMSDF.
17 Dec 2023
Japan's KHI unveiled its new submarine concept for the JMSDF. The design features vertical launch systems (VLS).
10 Nov 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was showcasing the New FFM concept, an Air warfare frigate for Japan. Twelve hulls to be constructed between 2027 and 2036.
03 Nov 2023
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire a total of 12 new FFMs that ...
24 Oct 2023
Japan Marine United (JMU) has launched the fourth Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.