Etiqueta: Japanese Navy
The eighth of the new Mogami-class stealth frigates has been commissioned into service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Against the backdrop of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard in Tamano, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force held the commissioning ceremony for the eighth unit...
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces continue to monitor and keep watch over the deployment of the Chinese aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong in the Pacific
Just over a week after it was confirmed that the Chinese Navy had deployed its aircraft carriers Liaoning and Shandong into the Pacific—pushing even...
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...
