JMSDF Commissions Third Awaji-class Minesweeper “JS Etajima”
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) today commissioned JS Etajima at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama. It is the third Awaji-class minesweeper.
16 Mar 2021
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) today commissioned JS Etajima at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama. It is the third Awaji-class minesweeper.
09 Mar 2021
The Japanese government announced in December 2020 a plan to procure two "Aegis System-equipped ships" for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)...
08 Mar 2021
A new ocean surveillance ship, JS Aki (AOS-5203), was commissioned by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) on March 4, 2020.
03 Mar 2021
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)...
23 Feb 2021
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
04 Feb 2021
UK ministers discussed the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts...
18 Jan 2021
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) January 15.
22 Dec 2020
French Navy Rubis-class nuclear powered submarine (SSN) "Emeraude" continues its long duration deployment in the Pacific region...
07 Dec 2020
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the U.S. Navy, and the French Navy (Marine Nationale) will take part in combined amphibious drills in Japan's remote Islands in May 2021.
05 Dec 2020
The Japanese government is considering to build additional Aegis destroyers as an alternative solution to Aegis Ashore...