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Monday, August 12, 2013

Ill-informed storm over Japan's aircraft carrier in disguise

Izumo-class helicopter destroyerLast Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso formally unveiled Japan's first Izumo-class helicopter destroyer - reported by global media as the country's biggest warship since the second world war.

While the newest addition to the Japanese navy is going into service no sooner than March 2015, the 248-metre-long and 19,500-tonne flat-top destroyer has already raised eyebrows across East Asia.

The Izumo's distinctive features certainly do not resemble anything one would typically classify as a destroyer.

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