An Akizuki-class destroyer last month made the first-ever solo transit of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship through the Taiwan Strait, Japanese government officials with knowledge of the matter ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Japanese government confirmed on Saturday that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer Akizuki made a solo transit through the Taiwan Strait ...

The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 246 missiles to be used for anti-air warfare at sea.

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) fields a fleet of general-purpose destroyers, or DDs, which forms the backbone of the JMSDF’s surface fleet. The current DD fleet consists of ...