Tokyo's presence at Balikatan 2025 will see Japanese vessels drill alongside American and Philippine navies in the South ...

A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate on Wednesday made its first port call at a strategic Philippine naval bas ...

The first frigate is slated for delivery to the RAN in 2029; it will enter service the following year. After spending most of ...

In deciding whether to award a massive Australian naval contract to Japan or to Germany, the Australian government must ...

The first frigate is slated for delivery to the RAN ... released an English language video to promote the Mogami-class to Australia. The move came after the Australian government had shortlisted ...

People are getting carried away with the virtues of small warship crews. We need to remember the great vice of having few people to run a ship: they’ll quickly tire. Yes, the navy is struggling ...

The Mogami-class frigate Noshiro arrived at the HMAS Stirling naval base near Perth on Australia's west coast earlier this week, the Australian Defense Department confirmed Thursday. The vessel ...

The JMSDF's second Mogami-class frigate, JS Kumano, seen here while it was at Changi Naval Base for IMDEX 2023. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) In a bid to improve the Mogami class's anti-submarine warfare ...

The Mogami-class frigate can be operated by a crew of about 90 -- around half the number necessary for a conventional frigate. It is also said to be able to perform multi-role missions ...

Tokyo apparently hopes to showcase the MSDF Mogami-class frigate's strengths as it proposed to build vessels based on the platform in a joint naval ship development project. The frigate produced by ...

Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate Noshiro arrives at the HMAS Stirling naval base near Perth on Australia's west coast on March 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Australian Defense Department)(Kyodo ...