The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force , abbreviated JMSDF , also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. The JMSDF was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after World War II. The JMSDF has a fleet of 154 ships, 346 aircraft and 50,800 personnel.
JMSDF during fleet maneuvers in 2019
A RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 launched from JS Kongō, an Aegis destroyer
The Sōryū-class attack submarine Kenryū
JS Izumo, an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer being refitted to carry F-35B stealth fighters
JDS Harukaze
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JDS Harukaze (DD-101) was the lead ship of Harukaze-class destroyers, and the first destroyer of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force to be built in Japan since the end of World War II.
JDS Harukaze in 2000.
JDS Harukaze as a training ship on 5 December 2000
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