The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is pursuing more compact ships to counter China and Russia in the East China Sea and broader Indo-Pacific. The Kumano is the first of a planned 22 vessels of ...

TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's ...

Japan's defence chief says if his country's upgraded Mogami design is chosen ... JMSDF is going to postpone its program to field this ship, so priority is to let Australia have that upgraded ...

Japan is ramping up its bid to sell $10bn worth of new warships to Australia, dispatching one of its Mogami-class frigates for port visits to Darwin and Fremantle in coming weeks. Japan is ramping ...

Tokyo, Feb. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will dispatch its Mogami-class frigate JS Noshiro to Australia for joint exercises, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ...

The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) will send one of its Mogami-class frigates to Australia for joint military exercises in the coming days, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday ...

Japan's defence chief says Australia could receive the first of his country's new and upgraded Mogami warships ahead ... postpone its program to field this ship, so priority is to let Australia ...