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 ...

Bigger, faster, four times the missile cells and almost half the crew: the Mogami-class frigate replacing the worn-out Anzacs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A helicopter hovers at the Yokosuka naval base, where defense leaders visited the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force's new ...

Two recent developments in Japan’s defence outlook have hogged the headlines of major newspapers in Asia. First, Japan announced on 21 April to reverse a landmark policy to lift decades-old ban on ...

A model of the Improved Mogami class on display at Indo Pacific 2025. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Australia has formally signed contracts for its first three general purpose frigates, marking a key ...

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A computer-generated image of an Upgraded Mogami-class Frigate (4,800 ton type). Credit: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries On April 18, Japan and Australia announced the official signing of a milestone ...

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 ...

Last week Australia and Japan signed a new agreement for the Australian Navy to acquire Japanese-designed Mogami-class frigates. The agreement follows up on the Albanese government’s decision last ...

January 31, 2026: At the end of 2025, Japan launched the twelfth and last of the Mogami-class frigates. Until 2023 Japan planned to build 24 new FFM Mogami class missile frigates, to be procured in ...