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The Role Of Uraga-Class Mine Countermeasures Ships

HQ Facilities & Replenishment Japan once had its shipping lanes completely destr...
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What Are Japan’s Oceanographic Research Ships?

For Anti-Submarine Warfare Although the ocean covers nearly 70% of the Earth's s...
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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 ...
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What Is Japan’s “Hashidate” Accommodation Ship?

For Naval Diplomacy Among the various vessels operated by Japan's Maritime Self-...
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Japan’s Navy Wants To Expand Its Replenishment Oiler Fleet

JMSDF's Expanding Roles While having an impressive fleet of 54 combatant ships a...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Two-Way Style? Japan’s Maya-Class Aegis Destroyers

JMSDF's First CEC Ship Currently, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) op...
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Why Japan Created The Special Boarding Unit

1999 Spy-ship Incident When asked about Japanese special forces, most people wou...
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Meet Japan’s Impressive Submarine Rescue Ships

Two Vessels, Two DSRVs As the implosion accident of the "Titan" submersible made...
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How Capable Are Japan’s Atago-Class Aegis Destroyers?

Second Batch of Aegis Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently has ...
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What Are Japan’s New Long Endurance UUVs?

Multi-Purpose Drone Vessel Drones have garnered a lot of attention in the past s...
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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...
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Why The Osumi-Class Landing Ship Was Revolutionary

A Dock-Landing Ship As Japan prepares to defend its remote islands from China, o...
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Japan’s Well Balanced Takanami-Class Destroyers

Murasame's Successor Among the impressive fleet of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense...
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Why Japanese ASROC Missiles Are Overkill For Submarines

Deadly, Modified Versions As an island nation, Japan is heavily committed to def...
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The Hibiki-Class Ocean Surveillance Ship’s Outstanding Ability

Collecting Sound Prints When considering Japan's firsthand experience of losing ...
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Japan’s Combat-Support Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)

Currently Under Research As drones become an indispensable asset in modern warfa...
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Why The Hyuga-Class Destroyer Can’t Become An Aircraft Carrier

Japan's Helicopter Carrier Japan's postwar navy, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense...