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Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Chief of Staff Hiroshi Yamamura attended the presentation ceremony.
The 3,000-ton warship named Taigei is owned by closed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and is expected to come into operation from March 2022, CNBC television station said.
According to Mainichi, Japan’s 2010 National Defense Program has set itself the goal of increasing its number of submarines from 16 to 22 amid increased Beijing operations in waters close to Japan, especially in the especially around a group of Japanese-controlled islands that China claims.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Taigei warship Photo: Kyodo News
Taigei means large whale, 84 meters long and 9.1 meters wide with production costs of around 76 billion yen ($ 720 million), according to MSDF.
The 3,000-ton warship named Taigei is owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
The submarine has a capacity for 70 crew members, has a stealth design and is equipped with lithium-ion batteries so it can stay underwater longer than previous models.
Japan operates nine 2,750-ton Oyashio-class submarines, 11 2,950-ton Soryu-class warships, and plans to introduce the 12th Soryu-class submarine by 2021.
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton: North Korea Is “Increasingly Dangerous”
Former national security adviser John Bolton told CNBC Television that North Korea is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the progress it has made in nuclear capabilities.
At the October 10 parade, North Korea displayed new weapons, including a giant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is more destructive.
According to Bolton, if Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the November elections, North Korea will be a “hard game” for the new administration.
Since taking office, Trump has held two nuclear summits with North Korean President Kim Jong-un in Singapore and Vietnam, but to no avail.
President Trump has also tried to pressure Pyongyang to renounce nuclear weapons and offer the prospect of an economic boost to the country, which is already struggling under the weight of international sanctions from the Union. United Nations and America.
The sanctions are aimed at cutting funding for North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Experts have previously suggested that Kim Jong Un wants sanctions to be relaxed without sacrificing his strategic benefits from nuclear weapons.
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