Navy Progress of the 4th Japanese 30FFM Mogami Frigate

[Gary]

Rapid progress for the 4th Mogami class frigate in Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard, could be launched this month or December.

Credit to @MetaLogic_3DCG

4th September

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19th September

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30th October

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2nd November

also the sight of the FFM #1 and # with FFM #3

 

[Gary]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1467353770044661760

 

[Isa Khan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1469134452270178304

 

[Gary]

3 ships launched in a year, that's fast.

also confirmed that MK-41 VLS will be installed.

Funding for the installation of Mk. 41 VLS​

Initially, the Mogami-class was only “fitted for but not with” (FFBNW) Mk. 41 vertical launch system (VLS). This changed at the end of 2021: According to our Japan-based contributor, Yoshihiro Inaba, In late November, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced the supplementary budget for FY2021, which included a budget for two VLSs sets for FFM ships. Two FFM frigates will get 16 cells each (allowing for a total of 32 quad-parcked ESSM each). The total supplementary budget is about $6.8 billion, of which about $74 million is for the purchase of the VLS shipsets. Originally, the FFM 9 and 10 specified in the defense budget request for FY2022 included a budget for VLS. Therefore the VLS specified in this supplemental budget is for installation on any of the FFM ships 1 through 8.

Japan’s MHI Launches ‘Mikuma’ 「みくま」Fourth FFM Mogami-class Frigate for JMSDF - Naval News

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki launched today "Mikuma", the fourth Mogami-class vessel. Also known as FFM, it is a next generation frigate for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

www.navalnews.com

 

[Gary]

Two FFM frigates will get 16 cells each (allowing for a total of 32 quad-parcked ESSM each).

if it's quad-packed then it should be 64 ESSM for 16 MK-41 not 32. Or a possible config of 32 ESSM (in 8 cell) while the rest got ASROC.

 

[Gary]

via @marbochin

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1473997818843250690

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1473847713100107778

 

[Gary]

Credit @MetaLogic_3DCG