Japan to build fleet’s biggest helicopter destroyer to fend off China

Danielle Demetriou
London Telegraph
Monday, Nov 23rd, 2009

Japan is set to commission the largest destroyer to join its fleet in response to a Chinese military buildup.

The nation’s Maritime Self-Defence Force is reportedly planning to construct a new 284 metre long destroyer capable of transporting 14 helicopters, 4,000 people and 50 trucks.

The purchase is part of a wider military build up in which the Defence Ministry has sought funds to purchase around 40 F-35 fighter jets which will become the future mainstay of the nation’s air force, according to Kyodo News.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is projected to cost around £61 million (nine billion yen) and is currently being developed by the United States, with Britain and Australia as founding partners.

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