豪フリゲート艦：日本が導入計画を正式提案
Australian frigate: Japan formally proposes introduction plan
澳洲護衛艦：日本正式提出引進計劃
・豪州が、日本の「もがみ型」艦を検討へ
・スペイン、韓国、ドイツと受注競争
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豪フリゲート艦の導入計画：
複数の日本政府関係者：
席上、
日豪の共同開発：
１．今年６月、日本は国家安全保障会議（
２．
三菱重工・もがみ型の特徴：
２．機雷除去能力を備え、汎用（はんよう）性が高い。
防衛省は、
日本以外の競争相手：
１．日本以外の候補国は、スペイン、韓国、
２．この３か国もすでに自国艦の技術情報を開示したとみられる。
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/
“Upgraded Mogami Class”： the New “New FFM”,
with Japan Aiming for Australian “Tier 2”
the Indian Ocean Defence & Security ：Conference 2024 (IODS24)
MHI at IODS24 ：
MHI revealed new information on the Mogami frigate-successor known as “New FFM”.
The program, “Upgraded Mogami” ：
It carries significant importance to Australia.
This is because the effort is widely understood to represent MHI’s effective offer of a SEA 3000 general purpose-frigate (GP-F) to the Royal Australian Navy.
Australia seeks to procure up to 11 GP-F capable to perform a wide range of missions.
The Japanese presentation ：
ostensibly aims directly at the Australian “Tier 2”-requirement intended to supplement “Tier 1”-combatants such as the Hobart-class AAW destroyer and the “Hunter”-class ASW-frigate.
Mogami-successor in context of Australian “Tier 2”：
１．The Australian government intends to buy the first three frigates as overseas builds, touted as “unmodified” from an existing builder specification.
２．Subsequent units will then see local production in Australia, possibly including substantial modifications.
The independent review ：
establishing the foundations for an expanded Australian surface combatant fleet listed four, realistically five “exemplar”-designs.
These include：
German Meko A-200,
Spanish Alfa 3000,
Korean FFX Batch II/III ,
Japanese Mogami class FFG.
Notably MHI ：
since the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exhibition 2023 prominently advertised the “New FFM”-successor to the Mogami-class FFG.
１．MHI has a contract for twelve Mogami-class general purpose frigates for the JMSDF.
２．The design focuses on ASW, patrol and mine warfare, emphasizing affordability over multirole capability.
The Mogami-procurement notably features：
１．After delivering the 12th Mogami in 2027,
２．MHI will move on to construction of the “New FFM”-successor.
The new design, “Upgraded Mogami” includes more capable anti-air capability and increased weapons load.
Compared to “New FFM”：
１．The current proposal envisions a hull 142 metres long, similar to the previous “New FFM”-figure.
２．the beam is reduced to 17 metres, compared to a figure of 17.4 metres given previously.
３．Displacement for the upgraded Mogami-design is 4,880 tons, compared to Mogami-tonnage given as 3,900 tons.
These figures too are notable insofar as previous figures for both designs were 6,200 tons and 5,250 tons respectively. T
New mast proposal ：for export of “Upgraded Mogami”
to the left, an alternate configuration also featuring the prominent “Unicorn” integrated mast to the right.
Other characteristics remain unchanged for the most part.
“Upgraded Mogami” still features：
a 32 cell VLS for “strike length” Mk 41, a Sea RAM missile CIWS, eight antiship missiles in two quadruple launchers amidships, a 127 mm main gun and a phased array radar built into an “integrated mast”.
In a podium discussion at IODS24 ：
Vice Admiral Hammond highlighted Japanese efforts to reduce crew figures on their surface combatants.
Such measures result in a core crew complement on Mogami of 90 sailors.
“Upgraded Mogami” will feature a similar crew size.
The Australian Navy, same as other Western naval services struggles with recruitment.
The service therefore is putting an emphasis on leaner crewing for their future combatants.