The Defense Agency announces the outline of general-purpose escort vessel "5000-ton type DD" that guards the Aegis destroyer.

An air defense and an all-rounder type escort vessel of 5000-ton type DD announced this time in the one classified into "General-purpose escort vessel" that confronts and dives and is excellent in an ability both -vs. waters. To be engaged, the supported duty is explained wearing in the precaution of a ballistic missile and the action duty at ease the one with "Advanced air defense ability to prepare in a real invasion situation corresponding to a new danger and various situations in the effect and war ..diving.. ability of confronting to Icsa ability and the water" in release and the Aegis destroyer that does the kernel of the air defense valuing group of the mobile operation force ("Fleet" that receives a so-called duty).

In short, it becomes an escort vessel to accomplish "Bodyguard to defend so that the Aegis destroyer that intercepts a ballistic missile of 'Vicinity of embarrassment' may work at ease" duty.

5000-ton type DD

The torpedo defense system is newly established compared with the cooking type to have carried out the existing duty that looks like, and it is possible to look including the function corresponding to the small torpedo boat that will be able to be faced as an opponent in "Mobilization" in neighboring countries. Moreover, it is understood also for forming to increase a plane part like the Aegis destroyer and the helicopter-carrying destroyer, etc. and to do "Next generation type shape" that gives a not reactive design to radar. By the way, it corresponds to about 2/3 compared with 120 billion yen or more the Aegis destroyer each though the price of 84.8 billion yen.

Finally, a lot of years are needed anyway as for so that everything may become complete because it is expensive though 5000-ton type DD seems to be disposed by the plural (about 4). Whether "It is in time" is really anxious though "Whenever it becomes it, the equipment of the army is not fulfilled" is a way of the world. Though it is the best if the warship including 5000 ton-type DD demonstrates only power as "Overpowering equipment", and it never works actually.