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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Izumo Warship And Regional Security - Analysis

Izumo (DDH-183)On 6 August 2013, Japan launched its largest warship since World War II in a fresh demonstration of Tokyo’s steadily expanding naval capabilities.

The unveiling of the destroyer — with a conspicuously large flight deck — has drawn flak from its neighbors, especially long standing regional rival China, which in the past decade has embarked on a massive program of military modernization.

Izumo is designed to be a vessel which is conscious of the Chinese Navy, and to support civil disaster relief operation and the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (PKO).

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