Japan Launches Upgraded Aegis Missile Destroyer
Published: July 30, 2018 | By Missile Defense Project
On July 30, Japan launched JS Maya (DDG-179), an upgraded Atago-class Aegis destroyer which will serve the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The ship will be equipped with Cooperative Engagement Capability, "a U.S.-made real-time sensor network system that will allow the Japanese warships to closely share radar and fire-controlling data with the U.S. Navy," as described by The Japan Times. Slated for commission with Japanese forces in March 2020, Maya carries the Aegis Baseline J7 combat system (Baseline 9/BMD 5.1 standard), according to one source. It is the seventh of Japan's eight anticipated Aegis destroyers to be received in the next three years.
Japan Launches Next-Generation Destroyer Carrying Latest Version of the Aegis Anti-Missile System, The Japan Times
Japan Launches First Improved Atago-Class Destroyer, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
Japan Launches First Ship of New Destroyer Class, Defense News
Missile Defense Project, "Japan Launches Upgraded Aegis Missile Destroyer," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 30, 2018, last modified September 4, 2018, https://missilethreat.csis.org/japan-launches-aegis-guided-missile-destroyer/.
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