JS Kaga

Not to be confused with Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga.
JS Kaga (DDH-184) in August 2015
History
Japan
Name: JS Kaga
Ordered: 2010
Laid down: 7 October 2013
Launched: 27 August 2015
Commissioned: March 2017
Identification: DDH-184
General characteristics
Class & type: Izumo-class helicopter destroyer
Displacement:
  • 19,500 long tons (19,800 t) standard;
  • 27,000 long tons (27,000 t) full load
Length: 248 m (814 ft)
Beam: 38 m (125 ft)
Draft: 7.5 m (25 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: more than 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • OYQ-12 combat direction system
  • FCS-3 fire control system
  • OPS-50 AESA radar
  • OPS-28 surface-search radar
  • OQQ-23 bow sonar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite
  • Mark 36 SRBOC
  • Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD)
  • Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)
Armament:
Aircraft carried:
  • 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters
  • 28 aircraft maximum

JDS Kaga (DDH-184) is a helicopter carrier (officially classified by Japan as a helicopter destroyer) and the second constructed ship in the Izumo class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF).[1][2][3] Her namesake arises from Kaga Province (加賀国 Kaga no kuni) in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture.

Construction

Under construction in March 2015

Kaga is intended to replace the aging Shirane-class destroyer Kurama, based on the schedule outlined within the 23 Mid-term Defence Capability Maintenance Plan to construct a 19,500 ton helicopter destroyer. Construction began at the Yokohama plant of Japan Marine United on 7 October 2013, and the ship was launched on 27 August 2015, with plans for commission in March 2017.[4] Construction of the ship cost 115.5 billion yen.[5][6]

Characteristics

Aircraft carried

The ship can host up to 28 aircraft,[7] or 14 smaller aircraft.[8] However, only 7 anti-submarine warfare helicopters and 2 search and rescue helicopters are planned for the initial aircraft complement. For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5-ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried. The flight deck has 5 helicopter landing spots that allow simultaneous landings or take-offs.

In 2010, Forecast International reported that some design features were intended to support fixed wing aircraft such as the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II;[9] although neither the Ministry of Defense nor the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force have mentioned the possibility of introducing fixed-wing aircraft. The ship has neither a "ski-jump" nor a catapult, typical features for launching fixed-wing aircraft.[10] If Izumo-class ships were to operate fixed-wing aircraft, it would be limited to STOVL (short take-off, vertical landing) aircraft, such as the F-35B, which Japan may acquire.[11]

Air-defense

The ship is equipped with 2 Phalanx CIWS and 2 SeaRAM for her defense.[12]

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