Tachikaze-class (FRAM)

Built following the JMSDF's experience with the Amatsukaze three of these small DDGs served from the mid- to late-1970s through to the early 2010s. Like most Japanese naval vessels of the 1970s their primary role is anti-submarine warfare, but they are equipped with the same Mk 13 "One Armed Bandit" launcher as the Oliver-Hazard Perry-class giving them a relatively powerful anti-air capability. During their 'FRAM' refit in the mid 1980s, the Tachikaze-class was equipped with Phalanx CIWS guns, chaff, and ECM to improve its survivability against anti-ship missile threats.