Japan supports its fleet with new missile ships

Japanese media reports that the Japanese Ministry of Defense plans to support the Navy with new missile ships.

According to the Sankei Shimbun newspaper, “Japan’s new missile ships will be equipped with advanced Aegis tracking and guidance systems, which will allow them to launch long-range missiles capable of hitting targets without getting close to enemy weapons.”

The newspaper indicated that the Japanese Navy should receive two ships of the new category between 2027 and 2028, each of these ships will be approximately 210 meters long and their displacement will be equivalent to 20,000 tons.

The large size of these ships will help equip them with powerful radars capable of communicating with Aegis Ashore missile defense systems, and will allow them to be equipped with various mine and sea torpedo launchers, as well as armed with large long-range missiles capable of fighting sea and land targets.

The Sankei Shimbun noted, “Currently, Japan does not have defense assets designed to deal with weapons and hypersonic missiles, and in order to accelerate the development of anti-missile systems for these weapons, the Japanese have been asked to submit a draft defense budget for 2023. government.”

Source: Weapons of Russia

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