While ten of the twelve Soryu boats (84 metres, 4,200 tonnes submerged) are still equipped with Saab Kockums' external air-independent propulsion system and only the last two of the construction series from 2020 have been fitted with lithium-ion batteries for propulsion, the Taigei boats (85 metres, 4,300 tonnes) developed from this class are exclusively battery-powered. "Sougei",...
The electric cannon - Japan's railgun project picks up speed The subject of the "electric cannon" (railgun) is far from over: The Japanese Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) recently installed a demonstrator on board the test carrier "Asuka" - a 151-metre-long ship with a displacement of 6,300 tonnes that is strongly reminiscent of former US destroyers. Between...
With the ASEV, the Japanese navy is introducing its heaviest class of warship equipped with guided weapons to date. The ships are designed for the future use of laser and railgun weapons. The Japanese Navy (internationally known as the JMSDF or Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force) currently has eight guided missile destroyers, including two units of the ASEV, which was launched in 2020.
Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time Japan - Six warships from the US, Japanese and Canadian navies conducted a week-long exercise in the northwest Pacific Ocean in August, stretching from the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands to the waters off Tokyo. Multinational and Joint Noble Chinook (Noble Wind) was...
Russia and Japan have been at odds over the Kuril Islands for decades. After the latest developments, is the archipelago a strategic challenge for Moscow? Situated between the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka and the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands form a gateway out into the Pacific and into the Japanese...
Christening and launching are two important events in the life of a ship. The latest Japanese frigate Noshiro experienced both together on 22 June. After the type ship and the Kumano, it will be the third ship in the Mogami class. It is named after the river Noshiro in the north of the Japanese main island of Honshu. This frigate is being built...
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