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.
01 Jun 2022
On May 31, 2022, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) issued a press release on this year's Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD), announcing the ships that will participate and their ports of call.
03 May 2022
Here is an overview of the naval programs in Japan's latest defense budget for FY2022, which is to date, the largest ever.
28 Apr 2022
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a self-defense ship flag raising ceremony for the first-in-class frigate ‘Mogami’ (もがみ).
18 Apr 2022
The modifications to Kaga, second of the Izumo-class helicopter destroyer (DDH) began at the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in late March.
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).