Etiqueta: Japanese Navy
Japan orders MHI to build two new improved Mogami-class stealth frigates for the Maritime Self-Defense Force
In March of this year, Japan’s Ministry of Defense Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) awarded two contracts to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for...
The seventh of the new Mogami-class stealth frigates has been commissioned into service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
On the morning of May 21, the official handover and commissioning ceremony of the seventh of the new Mogami-class stealth frigates was held, marking...
The first official photographs of the new electromagnetic railgun of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are released
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has officially unveiled its new electromagnetic railgun, installed on the turret of the test ship JS Asuka. The...
Japan monitored the most recent deployment of the Chinese Navy aircraft carrier Shandong south of Yonaguni Island
In early April, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force closely monitored the Shandong aircraft carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which was detected...
The new Joint Maritime Transport Group of the Japan Self-Defense Forces is officially established
After being officially introduced in 2022 as part of its capability planning, the Japan Self-Defense Forces have now formally established their new Joint Maritime...
The U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson conducted exercises in the East China Sea alongside South Korean and Japanese destroyers
Framed within routine exercises to strengthen interoperability, the U.S. Navy's USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Carrier Strike Group led a series of naval activities with...
The fourth of the new Hibiki-class surveillance auxiliary vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is launched
Yesterday, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) announced the launch of its fourth Hibiki-class surveillance auxiliary vessel, which will be named JS Bingo (AOS...
The U.S. Navy’s USS Carl Vinson will conduct exercises with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and the Japanese helicopter carrier JS Kaga in the Pacific
The U.S. Navy has officially announced that the USS Carl Vinson and its Carrier Strike Group will participate in the “Pacific Steller” exercises in...
