Oct 3, 2025 11:07 AM
Updated Oct 3, 2025 11:15 AM
JS Chokai is a 9,500-ton Kongō-class Aegis destroyer that will be upgraded in the United States for Tomahawk missiles integration.
The US Navy is hosting Japan’s Aegis destroyer JS Chokai for a yearlong training and upgrade program to integrate Tomahawk cruise missiles — a first for the Japanese fleet.
The deployment follows a January 2024 agreement between Tokyo and Washington to acquire 400 Tomahawk missiles.
Japan’s Ministry of Defense said that JS Chokai successfully carried out a dummy Tomahawk loading drill at Yokosuka before departing for the US.
Read the full story on NextGen Defense: Historic First: Japanese Destroyer to Be Armed With 1,000-Mile Tomahawk Missiles
Japan•AEGIS•United States•Tomahawk missiles•destroyer•Indo-Pacific•Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force•Tomahawk cruise missile
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