JS Haguro

JS Haguro (DDG-180) is the second Maya-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

[1] She was named after Mount Haguro, one of Three Mountains of Dewa in Yamagata Prefecture.

On 18 November 2022, the Haguro likewise fired an SM-3 Block IB missile with a successful hit outside the atmosphere.

This was the first time the two ships conducted SM-3 firings in the same time period, and the tests validated the ballistic missile defense capabilities of Japan's newest Maya-class destroyers.

[3] This article about a specific military ship or boat of Japan is a stub.