JS Ise (DDH-182) is a Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The vessel was laid down on 30 May 2008 and launched on 21 August 2009 by IHI Marine United at Yokohama and her first sea trial started on July 20, 2010.
Her name plate was made by Naotake Takatsuka, Ise Jingu Omiyaji, and her wood was the zelkova used for Uji Bridge.
[15] On December 1, Ise sailed south of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, in search of a man in his forties who fell into the sea from the JS Kongō the day before.
[17] Ise alongside JS Ashigara took part in RIMPAC exercise in the waters near Hawaii from August 17 to 30 of 2020.
[18][19] In September 2023, the first landings by Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) V-22 aircraft were conducted on the helicopter carrier.
The landings were part of efforts to strengthen inter-operability and create the JGSDF's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade for the purpose of better defending Japan's southern Nansei Islands.