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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 ...
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.
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
Pages in category "Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
As of 2018, there were plans to install the Type 23 ship-to-air missiles under development on the Mogami class VLS, [21] but, as of 2023, only Type 07 VLAs will be installed on the VLS. The Type 23 ship-to-air missiles are planned to be installed on the "Upgraded Mogami", for which construction will begin in fiscal year 2024. [22]
The following is a list of destroyers and 1st class (steam) torpedo boats of Japan grouped by class or design. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.