The U.S. State Department approved the sale of 246 missiles to be used for anti-air warfare at sea.

The Akizuki was the second MSDF destroyer to pass through the Taiwan Strait. The Sazanami dispatched under the previous Kishida administration passed through the channel in September with vessels ...

The Suzutsuki is a Type Akizuki destroyer ... Japanese helicopter carriers while operating alongside older Kongo-class destroyers equipped with advanced Aegis combat systems.