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Zitat:Japan Greenlights Major Defense Supplement to Accelerate Frigate and Submarine Constructionhttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...struction/
On November 28, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved 847.2 billion yen ($5.4 billion) defense spending in the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget amid growing military threats from China, North Korea and Russia. [...]
The breakdown of construction costs includes about 11.5 billion yen (~$73.6 million) for two Mogami-class frigates for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, about 2.9 billion yen for two upgraded Mogami-class vessels, called the New FFMs (also known as 06FFM), and about 39.3 billion yen for four Taigei-class submarines. A spokesperson at the Japanese Defense Ministry’s press office told Naval News on November 28 that these expenditures are “part of efforts to accelerate procurement, representing an advance allocation of future-year payments drawn from construction costs already approved in the existing budget.” [...]
The JMSDF plans to build a total of 12 Mogami-class frigates. From fiscal year 2024 to 2028, Japan will earmark funds to acquire the upgraded Mogami-class vessels. The first of the upgraded class of frigates is scheduled to be commissioned in fiscal year 2028, and if construction proceeds smoothly, all 12 New FFMs will be in service within by fiscal year 2032.
Schneemann