Japan’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that both Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV) planned for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) have already been laid down, marking the start of full-scale construction of the two-ship missile defense program. The JMSDF plans to operate two ASEV ships as part of Japan’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) architecture. ...
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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in partnership with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), successfully conducted the first live target tracking exercise using the SPY-7 radar during Japan Flight Test Experiment Aegis Weapon System (JFTX)-01, which took place March 17 and 19 off the East Coast of the United States. MDA press release JFTX-01 is ...
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On March 12, 2026, Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of the second Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar equipment to Japan. Lockheed Martin press release Lockheed Martin, successfully delivered the second Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) shipset of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar equipment to the Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD). The delivery was facilitated ...
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On February 12, Lockheed Martin and Japanese technology company Fujitsu signed a contract for the initial procurement of components that supply power to the modular Subarray Suite (SAS), a critical element of the SPY-7 radar selected for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Aegis System Equipped Vessels (ASEV). A signing ceremony held in Tokyo formalized ...
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