Australia and Japan seal $6.5B warship deal with 3 Mogami frigates ordered first

Australia-Japan Frigate Deal Faces 3 Critical Challenges

Australia’s frigate purchase will likely end up being more complicated than the “zero-change” framing suggests.

Australia & Japan Officially Ink Deal for First Three Mogami-Class Frigates

Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Australia has signed off on three new warships from Japan, the first batch of an 11-ship order worth billions of dollars. Getting into it: Australian Defense Minister Richard Ma…

Japan, Australia and a New Regional Order

We have written a great deal on the evolution of U.S.-China relations, and we expect them to evolve further after the upcoming summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. We have also written on the evolution of relations between Japan and Australia, driven in part by the U.S. and China. Last week, a significant event enhanced Japanese-Australian ties: The government in Canberra signed a deal to order 11 frigates…

Australia, Japan Finalise Deal for 3 Naval Frigates

The defence ministers of Australia and Japan have concluded wide-ranging talks by signing contracts for the first 3 of 11 Mogami-class frigates, to be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) at a cost of around AU$10 billion (US$7.4 billion). The Japanese option was selected last August, beating the German Thyssenkrupp-manufactured TKMS MEKO A-200. The upgraded frigate has a range of up to 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometres) and a 32-ce…

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal

This will be Japan's first ever warship export project, and the first ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy in 2029.

Japan to supply Australia with stealth frigates as U.K.-U.S. supply of nuclear subs stutters

Japan on Saturday signed a deal to sell 11 Japanese-designed stealth frigates to emerging defense partner Australia in a $6.5 billion arms-export deal that is Tokyo's largest ever.