JS Yuudachi – SeaWaves Magazine

Trilateral Training Boosts Regional Security

March 18, 2022March 29, 2022 admin

The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta and a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently joined US Navy destroyer USS Momsen and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yuduachi

USN, JMSDF & RAN Trilateral Training in South China Sea

March 17, 2022March 29, 2022 admin

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the South China Sea for multinational training which concluded March 15. The training was designed to address common maritime security priorities and concerns, enhance interoperability and communication, and develop mutually-beneficial relationships, as well as promote navigational freedom…

Japan, U.S. form Surface Action Group in South China Sea

November 1, 2021 admin

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yuudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea. Joining to form a Surface Action Group (SAG) while transiting, the ships practiced a range of surface warfare tactics to include flight operations, communications drills and coordinated tactical maneuvering, all designed to enhance…