JMSDF Akizuki Class Destroyer

The Akizuki Class Destroyer (also known as 19DD) is designed to escort the Japan Maritime Self-defense Force  four (4) Kongou Class Missile Guided destroyers.   Mission: Anti-submarine Warfare Anti-surface Warfare Ship Number and Designation: JDS Akizuki (DD-115) JDS Teruzuki (DD-116) JDS Suzutsuki (DD-117) JDS Fuyuzuki (DD-118) Aircraft: SH-60K Anti-submarine The Akizuki Class is design to […]

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M777A2 Light Weight Howitzer Live Fire Exercise

M777A2 Light Weight Towed Howitzer has an builtin GPS, internal navigation system and digital fire-control program that allows it to be deployed in a short period of time. The M777A2 is also often combined with the Excalibur GPS-guided munition, which allows accurate fire at a range of up to 40 km. The M777A2 is manufactured […]

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Two Anti-submarine (ASW) Helicopter for Philippine Navy

The Department of National Defense announced that it has allocated 5.4 billion to fund the acquisition of two brand-new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters for the Philippine Navy.  The ASW choppers will be assigned to the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16). The model of the said chopper is  Agustawestland AW-159 , […]

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JMSDF Kongo Class Guided Missile Destroyer

The Kongou class missile guided destroyer is a modified version of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class destroyer. The destroyer is armed with the RIM-66 SM-2MR block II surface-to-air missiles and the RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles . Kongo-class – Guided missile destroyer (Aegis) JDS Kongo (DDG-173) JDS Kirishima (DDG-174) JDS Myoko (DDG-175) JDS Chokai (DDG-176) […]

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Marines Fired Gatling Gun and Rockets From During Aerial Exercise

The exercise include troop transport through Osprey; helicopter fired rockets and marines firing the Gatling Gun U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron (VMM-265) conduct flight operations off of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in support of Exercise Ssang Yong 2014. All footage was captured from March 26 to April 4, 2014. Ssang […]

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JMSDF Murasame Class Destroyer Details

The Japan Maritime Self-defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame Class Destroyer was a successor to the Asagiri class. Murasame Class Destroyer Ships JDS Murasame (DD-101) JDS Harusame (DD-102) JDS Yudachi (DD-103) JDS Kirisame (DD-104) JDS Inazuma (DD-105) JDS Samidare (DD-106) JDS Ikazuche (DD-107) JDS Akebono (DD-108) JDS Ariake (DD-109)  

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