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Japan’s MHI Launches Fourth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
By Kosuke Takahashi
The new frigate class is intended for surveillance missions in waters surrounding the Japanese archipelago, including the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.