Silent guardians : submarines of the JMSDF
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Asia Pacific Defence Reporter Vol 36, No. 2, March 2009, pp.33-36 (9)Summary: The JMSDF has two primary roles securing maritime traffic and securing Japanese territory. Japan possesses the world's sixth largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Submarines play a vital role in the JMSDF's mission and the NDPO set the level of submarines at sixteen. They are used for surveillance and the defence of strategic straits. Japanese submariners perform with professionalism and their effectiveness will be boosted by the latest soryu-class design. The most effective defence against intruders is an integrated network involving surface combatants, submarines, aircraft and helicopters.
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The JMSDF has two primary roles securing maritime traffic and securing Japanese territory. Japan possesses the world's sixth largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Submarines play a vital role in the JMSDF's mission and the NDPO set the level of submarines at sixteen. They are used for surveillance and the defence of strategic straits. Japanese submariners perform with professionalism and their effectiveness will be boosted by the latest soryu-class design. The most effective defence against intruders is an integrated network involving surface combatants, submarines, aircraft and helicopters.
JAPAN, EEZ, ASIAPAC, MARITIME
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