Atago Class Destroyer (DDG)

Atago Class Destroyer (DDG)

Type: Destroyer

Domain: sea

Country of Origin: Japan

Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

First Deployed: 2007

Overview

Modified Arleigh Burke-derived Aegis guided missile destroyer serving as a core element of Japan's ballistic missile defence architecture. Displacement of 10,000 tonnes full load. Features the AN/SPY-1D(V) phased array radar and Aegis combat system with BMD upgrade capability for SM-3 Block IIA missile interception. Armed with 96 Mk 41 VLS cells for SM-2, SM-3, ESSM, and VL-ASROC, plus 8x SSM-1B Harpoon-class anti-ship missiles, Mk 45 Mod 4 127mm gun, 2x Phalanx CIWS, and torpedo tubes. The Atago class was Japan's first destroyer with Aegis BMD capability after the upgrade programme. Two ships: Atago (DDG-177) and Ashigara (DDG-178). These destroyers form part of the Japan-US cooperative BMD shield, with SM-3 Block IIA interceptors providing exo-atmospheric interception of North Korean ballistic missile threats. Both ships underwent extensive BMD capability upgrades.

Technical Specifications

radarAN/SPY-1D(V)
armament96-cell Mk 41 VLS (SM-3, SM-2, ESSM, VL-ASROC); 127mm gun; Harpoon SSM
class_size2 ships
displacement10,000 tonnes

Operators

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