JMSDF

Japanese Self Defence Naval Force: Minegumo, Natsugumo, Murakumo (1967-70) Active until 2000. The Minegumo-class destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force were designed in 1965 as the the successor of the Yamagumo class, ASW specialists. They derived from the Yamagumo and still feature the US QH-50D DASH drone, in return for the removal of the … Read more

Japanese Self Defence Naval Force – Guided Missile destroyer (1965-1995) DG 163 or JDS Amatsukaze, was the first Japanese missile destroyer. Due to her limited size, no Terrier or Talos systems were implemented, but rather the light Tartar, and later the Standard missile system (which derived from the Tartar). This was also later completed by … Read more