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  2. Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) - Wikipedia

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    Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) or (Japanese: イージス・システム搭載艦) are a pair of ballistic missile defense (BMD) warships under construction to be operated by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as dedicated sea-based BMD platforms, serving as an alternative to Japan's now-cancelled land-based Aegis Ashore BMD system.

  3. List of active Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships

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    On 30 June 2022, the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced the construction of 12 offshore patrol vessels (OPV) (pictured) for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) at a cost of ¥ 9 billion (US$66 million) per ship. Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) is the prime contractor for this program with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...

  4. List of combatant ship classes of the Japan Maritime Self ...

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    Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 日本国 海上自衛隊 (Kaijō Jieitai) Components; Self Defense Fleet; Fleet Escort Force; Fleet Air Force; Fleet Submarine Force; History; Naval history of Japan; Imperial Japanese Navy; Ships; List of combatant ship classes

  5. Kongō-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    In December 2007, Japan conducted a successful test of the SM-3 block IA against a ballistic missile aboard Kongō. This was the first time a Japanese ship was selected to launch the interceptor missile during a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. In previous tests, they provided tracking and communications.

  6. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Wikipedia

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    The ship prefix JDS (Japanese Defense Ship) was used until 2008, at which time JMSDF ships started using the prefix JS (Japanese Ship) to reflect the upgrade of the Japanese Defense Agency to the Ministry of Defense. [citation needed] Ships of the JMSDF, known as Japan Ships (自衛艦; Ji'ei-Kan), are classified according to the following ...

  7. Maya-class destroyer - Wikipedia

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    Both test firings were conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai Island, Hawaii, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Missile Defense Agency. This was the first time the two ships conducted SM-3 firings at the same time, and the tests validated the ballistic missile defense capabilities of Japan’s newest Maya-class ...

  8. Hayabusa-class patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force initially built three hydrofoil missile boats of the PG 1-go class between 1993-95. The Hayabusa-class was designed to correct the issues that arose with the preceding class. After an incident off the Noto Peninsula involving a North Korean spy ship, two ships of the class were included in the 1999 fiscal ...

  9. Mogami-class frigate - Wikipedia

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    The Mogami-class frigate (Japanese: もがみ型護衛艦, romanized: Mogami-gata-goei-kan), also known as 30FFM, 30FF, 30DX, or 30DEX, is a Japanese, multi-mission stealth frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).