25.12.2022, 10:14
Zitat:Japanese MoD Releases Further Details Of ASEV BMD Destroyershttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...estroyers/
On Dec. 23, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced its fiscal year 2023 budget request, in which we may learn more about Japan's future ballistic missile defense (BMD) destroyers, commonly known as ASEVs (Aegis system-equipped vessels). [...]
The document released by the MoD describes the need for two vessels to let the other AEGIS vessels focus on different missions, and stressed once again the utility to have ships with superior capacities than the existing Aegis destroyers – able to cope with current ballistic threats, but also to neutralize hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). To do so, the vessels shall be equipped with SM-6 missiles from Raytheon, a ship-launched derivative of the Type 12 SSM, and other undisclosed capabilities. In addition, the extract about ASEVs mentions the fact that the ships should be able to welcome future under-development missiles like the U.S. hypersonic missile interceptor. The picture released with the document – the first official one – confirms the ships should have not less than 64 VLS cells – 6×8 VLS on the front deck and 4×8 above the helicopter hangar – to host all those missiles.
Regarding the technical specifications of the ships, nothing is mentioned. But like Naval News reported a few months ago, according to local newspaper reports, initial details of the ASEV point towards a massive ship: 210 meters long and 40 meters wide, with a standard displacement of 20,000 tons and a crew of about 110 people.
Schneemann