Zitat:Japan Defense Ministry Unveiled Details of "27DD" Class Railgun & Laser armed AEGIS Destroyer

According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) request for proposal (RfP) to bidding contractors, the 27DD destroyers will incorporate a number of design changes compared to the first batch of Atago class guided missile destroyers.

Zitat:Japan to Test its New XASM-3 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Against Shirane-class Destroyer

Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that it will conduct a live fire experiment of the new XASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile in the Sea of Japan next year. The missile will be tested against a decommissioned Destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). XASM-3 is currently in development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japanese MoD to replace the existing ASM-1 and ASM-2 missiles.

Zitat:Japan Will Soon Launch Replacement Program for JMSDF 3 Towada class Replenishment Oilers

The Japanese Minister of Defense should soon launch a new replenishement oiler program to replace the three Towada class replenishment ships. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Towada, Tokiwa and Hamana were ordered in the 1980ies and commissioned in 1987 and 1990.

Zitat:Nordkorea, China, Russland: Zahlreiche Konflikte belasten Japans Verhältnis zu seinen Nachbarstaaten. Jetzt erwägt die Regierung die Anschaffung eines Flugzeugträgers.

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Zitat:Nordkorea, China, Russland: Zahlreiche Konflikte belasten Japans Verhältnis zu seinen Nachbarstaaten. Jetzt erwägt die Regierung die Anschaffung eines Flugzeugträgers.

http://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/krisen/id_82956000/japan-denkt-ueber-massive-aufruestung-nach.html

Zitat:Japan commissions first Maya-class guided-missile destroyer

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the first of two Maya (Improved Atago)-class, Aegis-equipped destroyers in a ceremony held on 19 March in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Named JS Maya (pennant number 179), the 170 m-long warship was inducted into the service’s Escort Division 1 of Escort Flotilla 1 at the Yokosuka naval base shortly after being handed over by shipbuilding company Japan Marine United (JMU) Corporation, a JMSDF spokesperson told Jane’s. [...] Maya, which cost about JPY172 billion (USD1.61 billion) to build, is 5 m longer than the Atago-class destroyers operated by the JMSDF.

The destroyer is equipped with the Aegis Baseline J7 supported by the Lockheed Martin/Raytheon AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar and the Northrop Grumman AN/SPQ-9B X-band (NATO I-band) (8-12.5 GHz) high-resolution fire-control radar.

The ship is equipped with the US-developed Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) system, which enables the destroyer to act as part of a wider ‘grid’ of sensors and weapon platforms that allow other CEC-equipped ships and military aircraft – such as Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft – to share surveillance and targeting information. With this capability, the ship will be able to better counter threats such as those posed by North Korean ballistic missiles. [...]

Zitat:Japan launches first ship of new frigate class

MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan has launched the first of a new class of multimission frigates, which will incorporate increased use of new technologies such as unmanned systems and reduced radar cross-section.

The 30FFM ship, which has been named the Kumano, was launched in a ceremony at shipbuilder Mitsui’s facilities at Okayama, Japan, on Nov. 19. It is expected to be commissioned into the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2022.

Notably, Kumano is the second ship of the class; the first ship is still under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki shipyard. MHI’s frigate design was selected as the winner by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency in 2017 during a competition. [...] The 30FFM, which was previously classed as a destroyer and given the designation 30DX, is a 435-foot-long design that displaces 3,900 tons, but 5,500 tons when fully loaded. It features a stealthy design for reduced radar cross-section and the ability to launch, operate and recover unmanned surface and underwater vessels.

Zitat:Japan Now Has its First Woman Submariner

On May 18, 2021, Lieutenant Junior Grade Risa Takenouchi became the first female officer to serve on a submarine in the history of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Traditionally, the JSDF has placed restrictions on the assignment of female personnel, and this includes submarine crews. However, the JSDF gradually removed such restrictions on women against the backdrop of recent problems in recruiting personnel due to the declining birthrate and aging population. In such a move, the crew of the submarine was also opened up to women in December 2018. In 2019, female members were put on board the submarine Uzushio on a trial basis in order to understand the issues that arise when women are actually on board submarines. In addition, in October 2020, JMSDF had its first five female submarine crew members (Petty Officer and Leading Seaman). [...]

As of 2020, there are about 17,000 female members in the entire JSDF, which has about 230,000 members (about 7.4% of the total), and there are about 3,000 female members serving in the JMSDF. The JSDF plans to increase the percentage of women among all JSDF personnel to 9% by FY2027, and it is expected that women will make more progress in various activities in the future.

Zitat:Japan's MHI launches third Mogami-class multirole frigate for JMSDF

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched the third of a planned fleet of 22 Mogami-class multirole frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [...] Named Noshiro , the 133 m-long vessel (pennant number 3) entered the water in a ceremony held on 22 June at the company's Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Nagasaki Prefecture, and is expected to enter JMSDF service in fiscal year 2022–23.

Noshiro is being built for about JPY47.6 billion (USD431 million) under a contract awarded in January 2020, according to an MHI spokesperson. As with the other ships of the class, the 3,900-tonne vessel will have a crew complement of about 90, a beam of 16.3 m, and a hull draught of 9 m. Powered by a combined diesel and gas (CODAG) propulsion system featuring two MAN 12V28/33D STC diesel engines and one Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, the Mogami-class warships are expected to be capable of attaining a top speed of at least 30 kt.

Zitat:Japan’s Largest Warship Launches U.S. Marine F-35s

First Fighters to Fly from Japanese Ship Since WWII

KUALA LUMPUR – Two Marine Corps F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters took off and landed on Japan’s largest warship, JS Izumo (DDH-183), on Oct.3, marking the first time that fixed-wing aircraft have operated off a Japanese warship since World War II.

The two F-35Bs from the “Bats” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to operate on Izumo to test modifications to the big deck warship so the short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 can operate from the ship. [...] The Japanese Ministry of Defence in the past had downplayed the future operations of F-35s from Izumo and Kaga, saying the fighters would deploy on the ships when necessary due to the sensitivities over whether the capability would push Japan over the boundaries of its constitutional limitations on possessing offensive capabilities.

Zitat:Japan’s MHI launches fourth Mogami-class frigate for JMSDF

Shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched a new multirole frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

JMSDF said on its Twitter account that the naming and launching ceremony for its fourth Mogami-class frigate was held at MHI’s Nagasaki Works yard on 10 December. This fourth Mogami-class frigate has been christened ‘Mikuma’, derived from Mikuma River at Oita prefecture in Kyusyu, Japan. [...] The vessels of the class have a standard displacement of some 3,900t. Each frigate will have a length of up to 130m and width of 16m and will be equipped with a Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine.

Other weapons include a Mk 45 gun, two remote weapon stations over the bridge, one SeaRAM, a 16-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) at the bow, an SH-60L helicopter, torpedoes, eight anti-ship missiles, as well as decoy launchers.

Zitat:JMSDF Commissions The 1st Taigei Class Submarine

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force commissioned the submarine "Taigei," (S513) the lead submarine of the Taigei-class, with a ceremony at the Kobe Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. [...] The event was posted on the official Twitter account of the JMSDF on March 09. “Taigei” (previously known as 29SS) is the first submarine of its class, and its name means “Great Whale” in Japanese and was once used as the name of a submarine tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. [...]

The external appearance of the Taigei is not much different from the Sōryū-class, but inside of it is a completely different submarine. First, the Taigei uses lithium-ion batteries instead of the 4V-275R Mk. III AIP system, which was installed aboard the first 10 Sōryū-class submarines.

Zitat:Navy of Japan begins conversion of JS Kaga to second aircraft carrier

According to information published by Frontier India on 6 April 2022, the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force has begun the conversion of the second Izumo-class multipurpose destroyer into an aircraft carrier. [...]

JS Kaga (DDH-184) is a helicopter carrier with a planned future conversion into an aircraft carrier. Officially classified as a multi-purpose operation destroyer, she is the second ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The helicopter carrier has a length of 248 m, a beam of 38 m, a draught of 7.5 m, and a depth of 33.5 m. She has an empty displacement of 19,500t and 27,000t when fully loaded.

The JS Kaga can carry up to 28 aircraft, or 14 larger aircraft. [...] For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5-ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried. The flight deck has five helicopter landing spots that allow simultaneous landings or take-offs. The JS Kaga is armed with two Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon Systems) and two SeaRAM CIWS. In December 2018, the conversion of the first Izumo-class JS Izumo was confirmed when Japan announced the change of its defense guidelines. Upon the completion of the process, Izumo will be the first Japanese naval vessel to operate fixed-wing aircraft since World War II.