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  2. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Wikipedia

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    The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 海上自衛隊, Hepburn: Kaijō Jieitai), abbreviated JMSDF (海自, Kaiji), [5] also simply known as the Japanese Navy, [6] is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan.

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

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    A JMU representative told Jane's 360 that while the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force did not have a current requirement for an LHD-type amphibious assault ship of any kind to join the JMSDF's Self Defense Fleet, the Japan Marine United Corporation still expected the JMSDF to eventually issue such a requirement in the near future, with the JMU ...

  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) ... (1956-1971), former Imperial Japanese Navy ship Nashi; Isuzu class (1961-1993 ...

  5. Fleet Air Force (JMSDF) - Wikipedia

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    Three JMSDF P-3C Orions flying in formation during 2011. In the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Fleet Air Force (Japanese: 航空集団, romanized: kōkū shūdan) is its naval aviation branch, responsible for both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft [1] [2] and headquartered in Naval Air Facility Atsugi. [3]

  6. 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).

  7. US forces are going to help Japan get its destroyer-turned ...

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    Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Another helicopter carrier, the lead-in-class Izumo, is also being modified to carry F-35 jets. The ship previously hosted two US Marine Corps F-35Bs in October ...

  8. Japan Self-Defense Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japanese: 自衛隊, Hepburn: Jieitai, JSDF) is the military force of Japan. Established in 1954, the JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. They are controlled by the Ministry of Defense with the Prime Minister as commander ...

  9. Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

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    The symbols below represent the ranks of the Japan Self-Defence Forces: the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force, the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, which replaced the imperial military in 1954. The 1871–1945 Japanese military and naval ranks were phased out after World War II.