The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has officially commissioned JS Nagara (FFM-10), the tenth Mogami-class frigate, during a ceremony held at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard ...
What’s So Special About Japan’s Mogami-Class Frigates? In a ceremony held by the JMSDF and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the JS Natori, a Mogami-class frigate, joined the ranks of the Japanese Patrol ...
In August 2025, the Australian government announced its selection of the upgraded Japanese Mogami-class frigate as its new general-purpose frigate. Just one month later, on September 5, 2025, Deputy ...
The JMSDF ninth Mogami-class frigate, seen here in an image released by ATLA on 22 May 2026. (Japan MoD) Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced on 22 May that the Japan ...
Tatsuta, the eleventh Mogami-class frigate on order for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), is launched in a ceremony held at MHI’s facilities in Nagasaki, Japan, July 2, 2025. Credit: ...
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Japan just got another powerful Mogami-class frigate
The commissioning of the JS Natori brings the JMSDF’s strength up to nine of the frigates—with at least three more planned, and foreign customers lining up as well. Japan continues to invest in its ...
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