Japan intensifies frigate sales pitch with upcoming port visits
Japan is ramping up its bid to sell $10bn worth of new warships to Australia, dispatching one of its Mogami-class frigates ...
Japan MSDF frigate leaves for drills in Australia, Philippines
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer has left for drills in Australia and the Philippines. The Defense Ministry ...
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Japan to dispatch Mogami frigate to Australia in defense export drive
TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's ...
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Japan to showcase MSDF frigate in Australia as it bids for contract
The Maritime Self-Defense Force will dispatch a cutting-edge warship to Australia later this month, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, after Japan was shortlisted to build Canberra's new ...
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Not the Yamato, But Japan's Mogami-class Guided-missile Frigates Are Powerful Warships
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has focused instead on highly capable guided-missile frigates. The stealthy Mogami class, the backbone of the JMSDF, is noted for striking a "delicate ...
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Mogami-class frigate
The Kumano is the first of a planned 22 vessels of the class, which will include capabilities never seen before on a Japanese frigate. The new frigate class is intended for surveillance missions ...
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With eye on contract, Japan to send Mogami-class frigate to Australia for drills
Nakatani said the Noshiro Mogami-class frigate will head to Australia for ... The dispatch is believed to be part of a push by Japan, one of two finalists with Germany, to win the contract with ...
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Australia narrows its frigate search down to German, Japanese designs
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The Australian government has shortlisted German and Japanese shipbuilders for Australia's Sea 3000 frigate project, as Korean and Spanish contenders fell by the wayside.
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Japan to Dispatch Mogami-Class Frigate to Australia
Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will dispatch its Mogami-class frigate JS Noshiro to Australia for joint exercises, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...
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Japan vows to prioritise Australia over its own navy with new Mogami warships
Speaking on board the JS Mogami, which is based at Japan's Yokosuka Naval Base, Rear Admiral Touri Sasaki explained that the frigate launched in 2022 featured a stealthy design with advanced ...
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Sea Transportation: Japanese Amphibious Warfare Upgrade
In addition to new amphibious ships, Japan is also building new frigates. Until 2023 Japan planned to build 24 new FFM Mogami class missile frigates. These were procured in two batches of twelve each.