Air Forces In Focus: JMSDF Recapitalizes ASW Fleet, Plans Major UAV Integration By 2030

SH-60K landing on Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile

SH-60K helicopter from the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyūga (DDH 181) prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56); this specific helicopter has been withdrawn from service earlier this year.

Credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda, DVIDS
Japan has recently embarked on an unprecedented modernization and reorganization of its naval forces, including its naval aviation capabilities, which will help improve the mobility, survivability and deployability of Japanese forces. At the forefront of these efforts is the recapitalization of the...
Anna Sliwon-Stewart

Anna is a senior analyst with the Aviation Week Defense Data Team, where she covered the Asia-Pacific region before moving on to cover the United…

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