Japan Maritime Self-defeпѕe foгсe commissions the ocean surveillance ship JS AKI (AOS-5203)

T?? J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF, K?ijÅ Ji?it?i) c?mmissi?n?? its t?i?? Hi?iki-cl?ss ?c??n s??v?ill?nc? s?i? in ? c???m?n? ??l? ?n 4 M??c? ?t T?m?n? W??ks, Mits?i E&S S?i???il?in? C?, T?m?n?, s??t???n Ok???m? P????ct???. N?m?? Aki (wit? ??nn?nt n?m??? AOS 5203), t?? sm?ll w?t???l?n? ???? twin ??ll (SWATH) v?ss?l w?s in??ct?? int? t?? s??vic?’s Oc??n S??v?ill?nc? Divisi?n 1 ?t t?? K??? n?v?l ??s? in Hi??s?im? P????ct??? s???tl? ??t?? ??in? ??n??? ?v?? ?? Mits?i E&S. H?? n?m? is ???m Aki-n??? in t?? S?t? Inl?n? S??. Aki w?s l?i? ??wn in Oct???? 2018 ?t Mits?i En?in???in? & S?i???il?in?, T?m?n? ?n? l??nc??? ?n 15 J?n???? 2020.

J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? C?mmissi?ns JS Aki (AOS-5203) Oc??n S??v?ill?nc? S?i?
J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF) c?mmissi?ns JS Aki (AOS-5203) Hi?iki-cl?ss ?c??n s??v?ill?nc? s?i?
T?? Hi?iki cl?ss w?s ??v?l???? in ??s??ns? t? t?? l??nc? ?? t?? Kil?-cl?ss s??m??in?s ?? t?? S?vi?t Uni?n, ?n? t??i? ???l??m?nts in t?? w?t??s n??? J???n. T?? J???n D???ns? A??nc? ?nn??nc?? ?l?ns t? ??v?l?? ? s??v?ill?nc? s?i? in 1989. T?? ?i?st Hi?iki-cl?ss v?ss?l w?s c?mmissi?n?? ?n J?n???? 23, 1991, ?n? t?? s?c?n?, H??im?, ?n M??c? 10, 1992. Hi?iki ?n? H??im? ?????t? ??t ?? K???, Hi??s?im?. T?? Unit?? St?t?s ?n? J???n ?????t??l? s?lit t?? c?sts ?? ?????tin? t?? Hi?iki v?ss?ls, w?ic? ?????xim?t?l? US$20 milli?n ??? ????. As ?? 2021, t?? t???? Hi?iki-cl?ss s?i?s ??? Aki (AOS 5203), Hi?iki (AOS 5201) ?n? H??im? (AOS 5202).

J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? C?mmissi?ns JS Aki (AOS-5203) Oc??n S??v?ill?nc? S?i?
J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF) c?mmissi?ns JS Aki (AOS-5203) Hi?iki-cl?ss ?c??n s??v?ill?nc? s?i?
Hi?iki-cl?ss v?ss?ls ??v? ? ???m ?? 30 m?t??s (98 ?t 5 in), ? t?? s???? ?? 11 kn?ts (20 km/?; 13 m??), ?n? ? st?n???? ??n?? ?? 3,800 n??tic?l mil?s. E?c? v?ss?l ??s ? c??w ?? 40, incl??in? ?iv? Am??ic?n civili?n t?c?nici?ns, ?n? ? ?li??t ??ck ??? ??lic??t??s t? ?????t? ??? ??. T??? ??? ??l? t? ???l?? ?n st?ti?n ??? 90 ???s. T?? v?ss?ls ??v? ?n AN/UQQ-2 S??v?ill?nc? T?w?? A???? S?ns?? S?st?m (SURTASS), w?ic? is inst?ll?? in t?? Unit?? St?t?s. D?t? ???m t?? s?ns??s is ??l???? t?????? t?? D???ns? S?t?llit? C?mm?nic?ti?ns S?st?m, ?n? ???c?ss?? ?n? s????? wit? t?? Unit?? St?t?s. T?? ??t? is ??? int? t?? Int????t?? Un???s?? S??v?ill?nc? S?st?m. P????lsi?n is ???vi??? ?? ???? Mits??is?i S6U-MPTK ?i?s?l ?l?ct?ic ?n?in?s.