Japan to procure technical support for its Aegis-class destroyer fleet
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The US State Department has agreed a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of follow-on technical support for Japan's Aegis-class destroyer fleet at an estimated cost of US$150 million.
The sale will include sustainment support and services, Aegis computer software updates, system integration and testing, in-country and on-site engineering support, familiarisation and sustainment. Additionally included will beall necessary emergent support engineering and technical support services, operational support, system overhauls and upgrades, and on-the-job practical operations and maintenance.
The payment will also buy Japan combat systems integration, development, testing and installation of program patches; adaptation data and annual service agreements; coverage of any technical inquiries, operation, integration and maintenance; and field service engineering, problem investigation and solutions to the technical problems arising from post-production and testing capabilities. US government and contractor technical assistance will also form a vital part of the package.
The proposed sale will bebased on Japan being now and remaining a force for political stability and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific region. It has beenseen by Japan as critical to ensure the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF) Aegis destroyer fleet is maintained in the short-to-medium term.
Japan has altered its plans surrounding the Aegis fleet in recent years.
UntilNovember 2022, the JMSDF was scheduled to procure two new 20,000t vessels to update the fleet. It thendecided, however, to build two new 8,200t vessels, rather than the 20,000t vessels it had previously had in mind. The idea behind the whiplash change was to improve the manoeuvrability of the vessels in the fleet.
In the FY2023 defence budget, the Japanese Ministry of Defense allocated 220.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for the destroyers' design and acquisition costs including engines.
Deliveries of the new vessels have beenscheduled to take place between FY2027 and FY2028.
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Naval: Combat Management Systems | Kongō Class Replacement/Future AEGIS Destroyers [Japan]
The sale will include sustainment support and services, Aegis computer software updates, system integration and testing, in-country and on-site engineering support, familiarisation and sustainment. Additionally included will beall necessary emergent support engineering and technical support services, operational support, system overhauls and upgrades, and on-the-job practical operations and maintenance.
The payment will also buy Japan combat systems integration, development, testing and installation of program patches; adaptation data and annual service agreements; coverage of any technical inquiries, operation, integration and maintenance; and field service engineering, problem investigation and solutions to the technical problems arising from post-production and testing capabilities. US government and contractor technical assistance will also form a vital part of the package.
The proposed sale will bebased on Japan being now and remaining a force for political stability and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific region. It has beenseen by Japan as critical to ensure the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF) Aegis destroyer fleet is maintained in the short-to-medium term.
Japan has altered its plans surrounding the Aegis fleet in recent years.
UntilNovember 2022, the JMSDF was scheduled to procure two new 20,000t vessels to update the fleet. It thendecided, however, to build two new 8,200t vessels, rather than the 20,000t vessels it had previously had in mind. The idea behind the whiplash change was to improve the manoeuvrability of the vessels in the fleet.
In the FY2023 defence budget, the Japanese Ministry of Defense allocated 220.8 billion yen ($1.6 billion) for the destroyers' design and acquisition costs including engines.
Deliveries of the new vessels have beenscheduled to take place between FY2027 and FY2028.
Related Programmes in Defence Insight
Naval: Combat Management Systems | Kongō Class Replacement/Future AEGIS Destroyers [Japan]
