Japan Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

Jura said:

now I'll put up a theory to answer my original question



I've read again, and carefully, the article in a Czech military journal about the Akizuki-class, and I've realized these ships can operate "Japanese Merlin"

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and it seems to me (by just checking wiki) it's much bigger than a Seahawk ... so I think the doors are not symmetric to be able to drag an MCH-101 through one of them right or wrong?

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I do not think the JMSDF has plans to operate MCH-101 of the Akizuki class.

Those helicopters will operate much more often off of Japann's MCM vessels. See the frst post of the Modern Mine Counter Measures Threadhttps://www.sinodefenceforum.com/modern-mine-sweepers-tenders-countermeasures.t7328/https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/modern-mine-sweepers-tenders-countermeasures.t7328/.

Not that they can't. operate them...it's just that their planning class for a single SH-60k/J off of the vessel and perhaps add a UVAV.

I think the doors are made the way they are to allow the principle helicopter (whatever they embark) to go through the large door, and to provide for equipment or a UVAV through the other one.

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I think they've planned to do that since last year.

SamuraiBlue said:

They are separate frequency the large ones are C band and the small one is for X band.
The X band radar are from Thales and had not been incorporated into a single array.

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I can't resist to add

Jura said:

... the antennas of the FCS-3A radar are distributed, I mean there are four of them foreship and another four atop the hangar ...

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that's from my very first SDF post LOL!

Jun 27, 2013

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Jeff Head said:

I do not think the JMSDF has plans to operate MCH-101 of the Akizuki class.
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looks like something got lost in translation in Central Europe
Japan receives first MCH-101 for minesweeping mission
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11:52 11 Mar 2015

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source:
(sorry if it's been posted already -- I sure didn't know there're no helicopters of that type available to the JMSDF until like now)

Jeff Head said:

Samurai? Comments?

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please

Japan will participate in the competition to provide the Royal Australian Navy with a new submarine


(Defensa.com) The Security Council of Japan has approved the participation of Japanese companies in the competitive process that will take place in Australia for the selection of a new submarine. Secretary Yoshihide Suga Japanese government confirmed the decision of the Security Council under the important defense cooperation between Australia and Japan. Earlier this month, Australian Defense Minister Kevin Andrews made contact with his Japanese counterpart to encourage Japan to participate in the assessment process.

As we have been reporting on defensa.com, conventionally powered submarine Soryu Japanese construction is preferred by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), in fact negotiations are developing in a while. In the context of these close relations, Japan would be prepared to allow access to technical information Australia senior submarine Soryu. However, in February the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the planned acquisition of the twelve submarines will be held in the framework of or "competitive evaluation process", so the door for other shipbuilding countries participate is open confirming the participation of companies from France and Germany.

The 1000 Australian Sea program aims to replace the six Collins class submarines into service in the RAN for up to twelve new submarines of modern design. Initial plans called for the direct election of the Japanese submarine through an agreement of co-manufacturing in Australia or purchased directly from the manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. But the pressure from the opposition to the government and the Australian shipyards forced the government to open a competitive process in which Australian shipyards aim to make the model chosen.

The Australian government announced long ago that he intended to build submarines in Australia, but the public shipyard ASC has been criticized for cost overruns and program delays AWD destroyers. ASC made an assessment of its offer twelve submarines amounting to between 18,000 and 24,000 million dollars, figures that are considered very optimistic. Meanwhile, the bottom line would be the intention of the Executive to privatize the yard and transfer the problems to a foreign industrial group, a role that could fall on any of those who are interested in the submarine program, as the French DCNS, the TKMS German or Swedish Saab by Kockums.

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Back to bottling my Grenache

Jura said:

looks like something got lost in translation in Central Europe

Japan receives first MCH-101 for minesweeping mission

I sure didn't know there're no helicopters of that type available to the JMSDF until like now


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The Japanese have eleven MH-53E Sea Dragons which is specifically designed for MCM and the JMSDF uses for minesweeping. The new MCH-101 will be replacing those aircraft over time.

Jeff Head said:

... The new MCH-101 will be replacing those aircraft over time.

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I did some digging in google combing "akizuki+helicopter" etc.; in the process I found great, but off-topic, pictures like this one:


found also this (at :



caption, google-translated, says (I just copy-paste it):

It is a helicopter hangar. Space than the "wave" type of the previous type was expanded. SH-60K or you will install common one aircraft the SH-60J, but it has become a structure that can be equipped with two aircraft As you can see. In addition, it can also be equipped with one aircraft the MCH-101 minesweeping and transport helicopter instead of anti-submarine helicopters.

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LM to further upgrade the Atago-class:

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded a $69,690,095 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-5111) for development and test of the Japan Aegis Modernization baseline computer programs and equipment. This modification covers efforts to support the upgrade of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago Class Ships (DDGs 177 and 178) from Baseline 7 Phase 1R to Advanced Capability Build 12 with Technology Insertion 12 technology and capability. This contract will support foreign military sales (FMS) to Japan (100 percent). Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (98 percent); Washington, District of Columbia (1 percent); and Tokyo, Japan (1 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2017. FMS funding in the amount of $69,690,095 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

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dated May 26, 2015; source:

Jura said:

LM to further upgrade the Atago-class:
dated May 26, 2015; source:

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Then also this new news?

Japan to build two additional Atago-class destroyers


JDS Atago, the first Atago-class destroyer. (Photo/JMSDF)

Japan has announced that the construction of two additional Atago-class destroyers equipped with the Aegis Combat System will begin in the year 2015 and 2016 respectively, according to a Tokyo-based Asahi Shimbun report on July 22.

Under the National Defense Program Guidelines approved in 2013, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force must have eight Aegis ships comprising four Kongo-class and two Atago-class destroyers. The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system which uses powerful computer and radar technology to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets.

As North Korea has test fired its medium-range ballistic missiles frequently this year, Itsunori Onodera, the Japanese defense minister said that two additional Aegis ships will be crucial to defend the nation's airspace. It takes about US$1.5 billion and five years to complete the construction of one Atago-class destroyer, therefore, Japan is likely to have a total number of eight Aegis ships by the year 2020.

The Asahi Shimbun said that eight Kongo-class and Atago-class destroyers are more than enough to deal with missiles from North Korea, going on to suggest that the two new Aegis ships are more likely going to be built to defend against the PLA's advanced ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in any potential conflict over the disputed Diaoyutai (Senkaku or Diaoyu) islands.

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Which LM will also supply the aegis systems.