Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Beyond the Rising Sun

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is, with the permission of the US Navy and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, the most complete, powerful and balanced naval force in Asia. Thanks to the conversion of its Izumo-class "helicopter destroyers" into light aircraft carriers, the acquisition of F-35B stealth fighter-bombers, a large number of first-class escort ships and the most sophisticated submarine force in the region, it They have become a reference over the years. What is more, in the midst of an increasingly complex regional climate and with a Government determined to increase investment in defense to the extent necessary to maintain the independence and security of Japan, everything indicates that in the coming years this force will not more than growing in size and capabilities.

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