page_title: Kongō-class destroyer
section_title: Ships in the class
hierarchical_section_title: Kongō-class destroyer / Ships in the class
caption_attribution_description: DDG-176 Choukai (Kongou class destroyers) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
context_page_description: The Kongō class of guided missile destroyers in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are equipped with the Aegis Combat System, and is the first of few ship classes outside the United States to have that capability. Following a decision made in December 2003, Japan is upgrading their Kongo-class destroyers with Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. The upgrade involves a series of installations and flight tests to take place from 2007 to 2010. JS Kongo was the first ship to have the BMD upgrade installed.
caption: Chōkai
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