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Mogami-class frigate
![Australia Lists Japan’s Mogami Class as 1 of 4 Contenders for Its Next Frigate Australia Lists Japan’s Mogami Class as 1 of 4 Contenders for Its Next Frigate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-07-141330.jpg)
Australia Lists Japan’s Mogami Class as 1 of 4 Contenders for Its Next Frigate
By Takahashi Kosuke
The JMSDF chief praised the move as “a sign of the high trust and evaluation” of Japanese defense equipment.
![Japan Approves 16.5% Increase in Defense Spending for FY2024 Japan Approves 16.5% Increase in Defense Spending for FY2024](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-22-124122.jpg)
Japan Approves 16.5% Increase in Defense Spending for FY2024
By Takahashi Kosuke
For the tenth year in a row, the budget draft set a new record for national defense spending as Japan continues to pursue its Defense Buildup Program.
![Japan’s MHI Launches 5th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF Japan’s MHI Launches 5th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-23-115304.jpg)
Japan’s MHI Launches 5th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF
By Kosuke Takahashi
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.
![Japan Commissions the Name-ship of New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate Japan Commissions the Name-ship of New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-28-150829.jpg)
Japan Commissions the Name-ship of New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate
By Kosuke Takahashi
Notably, the Mogami class will boast the first unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and unmanned surface vehicle (USV) deployed on a Japanese frigate.
![Japan Commissions First New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate Japan Commissions First New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-22-150128.jpg)
Japan Commissions First New Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate
By Kosuke Takahashi
The Kumano is the first of a planned 22 vessels of the class, which will include capabilities never seen before on a Japanese frigate.
![Japan’s MHI Launches Fourth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF Japan’s MHI Launches Fourth Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-10-134109.jpeg)
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.
![Japan Could Deliver 8 Cutting-Edge Frigates to Indonesia Japan Could Deliver 8 Cutting-Edge Frigates to Indonesia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-08.jpg)
Japan Could Deliver 8 Cutting-Edge Frigates to Indonesia
By Sebastian Strangio
If it eventuates, the $3.6 billion deal would represent the largest-ever arms transfer between the two nations.
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