Mogami class offers strong technical advantages in Australia’s frigate competition

Japan favoured in frigate contest | The Australian Naval Institute

By Nishank Motwani* It’s not just technical naval capability. Australia has persuasive geostrategic and industrial reasons for choosing Japan over Germany as its partner in building as many as 11 general-purpose frigates in a priority defence program. (The Australian Strategic Policy Institute. The Strategist.) The upgraded Mogami class offered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) does […]

Mogami class offers strong technical advantages in Australia’s frigate competition

Japan’s Mogami class is clearly the best choice for Australia’s general-purpose frigate program. Compared with its very capable competitor, the Meko A-200 from Germany, the Mogami design needs a smaller crew, offers deeper magazines and ...