Navy(JMSDF)

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Izumo Class Destroyers, Postwar Japan’s First Aircraft Carrier

Designed As A Helicopter Carrier As the de-facto successor of the Imperial Japan...
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Why Japan’s Oyashio Class Submarines Are Still Deadly

Top-Class Diesel Electric Subs Submarines are regarded as strategic assets capab...
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Already Successful? The Future of Japan’s Railgun Project

The Futuristic Electromagnetic Gun Often seen in Scifi-movies and regarded as a ...
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The P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft’s Crucial Role

Kawasaki's Anti-Submarine Plane As an archipelago nation with nearly 7,000 islan...
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Japan’s Hayabusa-Class Guided Missile Boat

Failure Of 1-Go Class Despite being small, missile boats pack quite a punch and ...
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Meet Japan’s Mini-Aegis – The Akizuki-Class Destroyers

Air-Defense Specialist Being an island nation, Japan has heavily invested in its...
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Why Japan’s US-2 Is The World’s Best Seaplane

Right Plane For Maritime Rescue Once commonly used around the globe, seaplanes s...
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Why Japan’s Navy Is Best At Mine Warfare

Lessons from Utter Defeat Japan's Navy, the JMSDF,  is one of the few navies whi...
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Multirole ? Japan’s Stealthy Mogami-Class Frigates

JMSDF's First Frigate Facing the grim reality of a rapid Chinese naval expansion...