Mogami-class Frigate

The 30DEX is a proposed class of eight destroyer escorts developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries intended to replace the six aging Abukuma-class destroyer escorts currently in service in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Eight ships will be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.

Specifications

 * Type: Destroyer Escort
 * Service Period: 2022-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 427 feet (130.15 meters)
 * Beam: 60 feet (18.29 meters)
 * Draft:
 * Displacement: 3,900 tons (Standard); 6,000 tons (Full Load)
 * Crew:
 * Propulsion: 1 x Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbine, 2 x MAN 12V28/33D STC diesel engines, 2 x shafts or 2 x waterjets
 * Range:
 * Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * Countermeasures:
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 naval gun
 * 1 x Mk.41 VLS
 * 2 x 4-cannister AShM Launchers (fires Type 90 AShMs)
 * 2 x OTO Melara Marlin autocannons
 * 1 x SeaRAM Launcher
 * Aircraft Carried: 1 x Mitsubishi SH-60K Seahawk maritime helicopter

Unit Run

 * JS Unnamed (DE-235) - under construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-236) - under construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-237) - planned for construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-238) - planned for construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-239) - planned for construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-240) - planned for construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-241) - planned for construction
 * JS Unnamed (DE-242) - planned for construction