Maya-class destroyer

The Maya class of guided-missile destroyers (まや型護衛艦, Maya-gata Goeikan) in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is a modified version of the Atago class, with an updated Aegis Combat System and electric propulsion system.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) began construction of the Aegis-equipped Kongō class in FY1988.

[4][8] The SM-6 missiles can be networked to the CEC system and thus allow it to receive targeting information from other CEC-equipped sources.

The SM-3 Block IIA is the latest variant of the SM-3 missiles, being re-designed drastically to defend broader areas.

[2] Future armaments for the ships are slated to include a locally built railgun and a laser point-defense system.

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