The fourth Sakura-class OPV, seen here at its launching ceremony on 13 March 2026. (JMSDF) Japan has named and launched two ...
The JMSDF is procuring Sakura-class OPVs at a rapid pace to strengthen maritime surveillance around Japan amid growing regional security pressures, particularly China’s expanding maritime activities.
On March 6, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned the fourth Hibiki-class auxiliary ocean surveillance ...
Diesel-electric submarines like the Taigei class offer Japan a fearsome weapon against China—at a fraction of the cost of cutting-edge American ones.
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