According to a tweet published by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on January 24, 2022, Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga conducted a bilateral exercise with the ten ships including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln at the south of Okinawa.
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USS Carl Vinson, JS Hyuga and USS Abraham Lincoln (Picture source: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
JS Hyūga (DDH-181) is the lead ship of the Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was laid down on 11 May 2006, launched on 23 august 2007 by IHI Marine United, and commissioned into military service on 18 March 2009.
The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer is a class of helicopter carriers built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The Hyūgas are primarily anti-submarine warfare carriers operating SH-60K anti-submarine helicopters. They also have enhanced command-and-control capabilities to serve as flagships.
The ships are armed with a 16-cell VLS carrying the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile surface-to-air missile, and Phalanx close-in weapon system for self-defense. They are also equipped with the ATECS command system and FCS-3 fire control with an active electronically scanned array radar system.
