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Japanese Shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Launches First Vessel for the ‘SDF Maritime Transport Group’

Launching ceremony for the ship “Nihonbare”, the first landing craft utility (LCU) ordered by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), held at Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen’s Setoda Shipyard in Onomichi City of Hiroshima Prefecture, October 29, 2024   
【Image Source】Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA):
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11/01/2024 NSBT Japan Editorial Department
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On October 29, Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Corporation launched the first Landing Craft Utility (LCU) on order for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and is to be used by a maritime transport unit to enable rapid and reliable at-sea transport of JGSDF troops and equipment to Japan’s remote southwestern Nansei island chain. The JGSDF explained in a press release explained that the …

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