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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 March 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.
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.
Japan signed a $1.7 Billion contract with the US for the procurement of 400 Tomahawks land attack cruise missiles.
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.
Japan approved $55.9 billion defense spending for fiscal year 2024 amid the increasingly tense security environment in the Indo-Pacific region…
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.
Japan’s KHI unveiled its new submarine concept for the JMSDF. The design features vertical launch systems (VLS).
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was showcasing the New FFM concept, an Air warfare frigate for Japan. Twelve hulls to be constructed between 2027 and 2036.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) will acquire a total of 12 new FFMs that will succeed the Mogami-class FFM for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense
Japan Marine United (JMU) has launched the fourth Awaji-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
