Akizuki-class destroyer (2010)
 The Akizuki-class destroyer is a destroyer class of the JMSDF - four ships are planned. This class is designed to escort the JMSDF's 4 larger Kongō-class destroyers which are tasked with protecting Japan against a North Korean ballistic missile attack. This class used to be designated 19DD - referring to a date on the Japanese calendar specifically the 19th fiscal year of the Heisei period (2007).