The JMSDF's second Mogami-class frigate, JS Kumano , seen here during a stop in Singapore. Australia will acquire an improved variant of the warship for its general purpose frigate programme.

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) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan has secured its biggest arms export deal ever through its new Mogami-class frigate. The $6.5 billion sale will see Australia ...

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 ...

Over the decades, Tokyo has been one of Jakarta’s largest financial partners. Prabowo’s visit, however, marks the ...

Aug. 5 (UPI) --The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of warships for the nation's navy. The Japanese shipbuilder ...

Japan and South Korea—both treaty allies of the United States in Northeast Asia—received new warships to bolster their sea power amid North Korea's ongoing naval modernization. Newsweek has contacted ...

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 ...