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Navy(JMSDF)
How Good Are Japan’s Awaji-class Minesweepers?
Largest FRP-Made Ship The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is known ...
The Role Of Uraga-Class Mine Countermeasures Ships
HQ Facilities & Replenishment Japan once had its shipping lanes completely destr...
What Are Japan’s Oceanographic Research Ships?
For Anti-Submarine Warfare Although the ocean covers nearly 70% of the Earth's s...
Why Japan’s Navy Built The YOT-01 Class Oil Tankers
Improving Self-Sufficiency As an island nation, it is only natural for Japan to ...
What Is Japan’s “Hashidate” Accommodation Ship?
For Naval Diplomacy Among the various vessels operated by Japan's Maritime Self-...
Japan’s Navy Wants More Replenishment Oilers And Support Ships
JMSDF's Expanding Roles While having an impressive fleet of 54 combatant ships a...
Why Japan’s Type 89 Torpedo Is Still Terrifying
Max-Speed of 70 Knots? The Japan has quite a long history when it comes to both ...
This Is What Japan’s Naval Training Fleet Looks Like
Cadet Training Ships As any other navy, the majority of sailors in the Japan Mar...
Japan Has 54 Surface Combat Vessels, But Its Not Enough.
JMSDF's Original Role What is the mission of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force...
Two-Way Style? Japan’s Maya-Class Aegis Destroyers
JMSDF's First CEC Ship Currently, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) op...
Why Japan Created The Special Boarding Unit
1999 Spy-ship Incident When asked about Japanese special forces, most people wou...
Meet Japan’s Impressive Submarine Rescue Ships
Two Vessels, Two DSRVs As the implosion accident of the "Titan" submersible made...
How Capable Are Japan’s Atago-Class Aegis Destroyers?
Second Batch of Aegis Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently has ...
What Are Japan’s New Long Endurance UUVs?
Multi-Purpose Drone Vessel Drones have garnered a lot of attention in the past s...
Why Japan’s First Missile Boat, The “1-Go-Class” Failed
Fastest Ship In JMSDF "Missile boats" are known to be small, yet highly maneuver...
Why The Osumi-Class Landing Ship Was Revolutionary
A Dock-Landing Ship As Japan prepares to defend its remote islands from China, o...
Well Balanced? Japan’s Takanami-Class Destroyers
Murasame's Successor Among the impressive fleet of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense...
Why Japanese ASROC Missiles Are Overkill For Submarines
Deadly, Modified Versions As an island nation, Japan is heavily committed to def...
The Hibiki-Class Ocean Surveillance Ship’s Outstanding Ability
Collecting Sound Prints When considering Japan's firsthand experience of losing ...
Japan’s Combat-Support Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)
Currently Under Research As drones become an indispensable asset in modern warfa...