On December 22, Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 12th and final Mogami-class multirole frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The
On November 28, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved 847.2 billion yen ($5.4 billion) defense spending in the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is shifting towards a โsoftware firstโ approach in capability development, to build a force structure that can respond to
Japan is procuring compact, missile-laden multi-mission frigates at a rapid pace to deter China and Russia effectively in the East China Sea and the Indo-Pacific
On June 15, 2025, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) frigate Mogami (FFM) conducted its first mine disposal training using an unmanned surface vehicle (USV)
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Maritime Systems Co., Ltd. held a delivery ceremony and a โself-defense ship flag raising ceremonyโ today for the Yubetsu (ใใในใค).
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)ย held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” today for the Niyodo (ใซใใฉ). The event means the
Japan has started installing the first Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) for a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates (also known as FFM)
Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched Nagara, the 10th of a planned fleet of 12 Mogami-class multirole frigates, for the JMSDF
On November 28, the Japanese government announced that it has decided to allow joint development and production of Australia’s new general purpose frigates, if the Australian government selects the upgraded Mogami-class frigate.
