Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the Japanese navy’s in-service Mogami-class frigates. Australia is procuring a larger, upgraded version. (Gordon Arthur) ...

Natori , the ninth Mogami-class frigate on order for the JMSDF, is seen here at its launch ceremony on 24 June 2024. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Friday toured a Japanese navy frigate of the same Japan-made model that Australia has chosen for its new fleet, as the two ...

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's second Mogami-class frigate, JS Kumano , seen here while it was at the Changi Naval Base for the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition. The country is acquiring a larger ...

NEWCASTLE, Australia — A state-of-the-art Japanese warship has arrived in Australia as part of a high-stakes campaign to secure a $6.5 billion contract to build the country's next fleet of ...

There remain modern proponents of battleships who argue that the U.S. Navy should return its old Iowa-class warships to service. Yet apart from Russia’s antiquated battlecruisers, no nation on the ...

December 5, 2023: Japan is in the process of building 24 new FFM (missile frigates – to be called the Mogami class). These are being procured in two batches of twelve each. Japan presently has only ...