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IAI RQ-5 Hunter

The IAI RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was originally intended to serve as the United States Army's Short Range UAV system for division and corps commanders. It took off and landed (using arresting gear) on runways. It used a gimbaled EO/IR sensor to relay its video in real time via a second airborne Hunter over a C-band line-of-sight data link. The RQ-5 is based on the Hunter UAV that was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.
==Variants==
*Hunter: Standard version.
*B-Hunter: Version for Belgium, includes the ATLND automatic landing system.
*E-Hunter: Enlarged version with greater range and flight ceiling.
*BQM-155A: Initial designation given by the USAF to the Hunter.
*RQ-5A: New designation for the BQM-155A.
*MQ-5A/B: Designations given to armed versions.
==Users==
*Belgium
**Belgian Air Component
*France
**French Air Force
*Israel
**Israeli Air Force
*United States
**United States Army
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IAI Searcher

The IAI Searcher (also known by the Hebrew name מרומית Meyromit - "Marsh tern", or officially in Israel as the חוגלה Hugla - "Alectoris") is a reconnaissance UAV developed in Israel in the 1980s. In the following decade, it replaced the IMI Mastiff and IAI Scout UAVs then in service with the Israeli Army.
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IAI Westwind

The IAI Westwind is a business jet initially produced by Aero Commander as the 1121 Jet Commander. Powered by twin GE CJ610 turbojets, it first flew on January 27th 1963 and received its type certification on November 4th 1964, before the first delivery. The program was bought by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) in 1968, which stretched it slightly into the 1123 Westwind, and then re-engined it with Garrett TFE731 turbofans into the 1124 Westwind. The 16,800–23,500 lb (7.6–10.7 t) MTOW aircraft can carry up to 8 or 10 passengers, and 442 were produced until 1987.
==Users==
*Australia
**Pel-Air
*Brazil
**Brasil Vida Táxi Aéreo
*Canada
**Royal Canadian Mounted Police
**Discovery Air Defence
*Chile
**Chilean Navy
*Ecuador
**Ecuadorian Navy
*Fiji
**Helipro Fiji
*Honduras
**Honduran Air Force
*Israel
**Israeli Air Force
*Mexico
**Mexican Air Force
*Panama
**Panamanian Air Force
*Philippines
**Lionair
*Uganda
**Ugandan Air Force
*United States
**Corporate Flight Management
**Federal Aviation Administration
**Monarch Air
**United States Coast Guard
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Aero Commander 500
*IAI Astra
===Comparable Aircraft===
*British Aerospace 125 Jet Dragon
*Cessna Citation III
*Dassault Falcon 10
*HFB 320 Hansa Jet
*Learjet 35/36
*North American Sabreliner
*Piaggio PD.808
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IAR-93 Vultur

The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (Vulture) is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. Built as single-seat main attack version or combat capable two-seat version for advanced flying and weapon training, it was developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project in the 1970s for the air forces of both nations. The Romanian aircraft were built by I.R.Av. Craiova as IAR-93, and its Yugoslav counterpart by Soko as the Soko J-22 Orao. For Romania, the IAR-93 was intended to replace MiG-15s and MiG-17s in the fighter-bomber role.
==Variants==
*IAR-93A: The initial production version with non-afterburning Viper Mk.632-41 turbojets. Fifteen pre-production aircraft delivered in 1979 and it entered service in 1981. Twenty-six built (#109-119 pre-production, #150-164 series) as single-seaters and nine DC (two-seat) trainers (#005-008 pre-production, #180-184 series).
*IAR-93MB: MB = Motor de Baza (basic engine). This version had the fuselage of the IAR-93B but used the non-afterburning engine of the IAR-93A. IAR-93MBs were delivered starting with 1982. A total of fifteen single-seaters were built (#201-215).
*IAR-93B: Refined version with afterburning Viper Mk.633-47 engines, increased internal fuel capacity, upgraded hardpoints and revised wing, including leading edge extensions. Also, the ventral fins, inboard wing fences and forward fuselage strakes were removed. It first flew in 1985; entered service in 1987. Twenty-seven were built as single-seater (#200, #216-241) and seven DC (#600-606).
==Users==
*Romania
**Romanian Air Force
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Soko J-22 Orao
===Comparable Aircraft===
*AMX International AMX
*Mikoyan MiG-27
*Mitsubishi F-1
*Nanchang Q-5
*SEPECAT Jaguar
*Sukhoi Su-25
*Xian JH-7 Flying Leopard
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IAR-99 Șoim

The IAR-99 Șoim (Hawk) is an advanced trainer and light attack aircraft capable of performing close air support and reconnaissance missions. The IAR 99 replaced the Aero L-29 Delfín and Aero L-39 Albatros as jet trainer of the Romanian Air Force. The aircraft is of semi-monocoque design, with tapered wings and a swept back tail unit. A large blade-type antenna installed beneath the nose on the port side of the fuselage gives the IAR 99 trainer a distinctive appearance.
==Users==
*Botswana
**Botswana Defence Force Air Wing x 10
*Romania
**Romanian Air Force x 20
==See Also==
*Aero L-59 Super Albatros
*BAe Systems Hawk
*FMA IA-63 Pampa
*Kawasaki T-4
*PZL I-22 Iryda
*Soko G-4 Super Galeb
*Yakovlev Yak-130
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IAR 316

The IAR 316 is a Romanian license-built Aérospatiale SA316B Alouette III manufactured by Industria Aeronautică Română, or IAR.
==Users==
*Angola
**Angolan Air Force
*Romania
**Romanian Air Force
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IAR 330

The IAR 330 is the Romanian-built version of the Aérospatiale SA330 Puma helicopter, manufactured by IAR Brașov. Twenty-four helicopters were upgraded to IAR 330 SOCAT in cooperation with Elbit Systems.
==Variants==
*IAR 330H: Initial production model (1975-1977)
*IAR 330L: Improved production model (1977-Present)
*IAR 330M: Modernized variant
*IAR 330L SOCAT: Attack helicopter
*IAR 330 Naval: Naval helicopter
*IAR 330 SM: Export configuration for UAE.
==Users==
*Democratic Republic of the Congo
**DRC Air Force x 2
*Ecuador
**Ecuadorian Army x 14
*Ivory Coast
**Ivory Coast Air Force x 4
*Kenya
**Kenyan Air Force x 10
*Lebanon
**Lebanese Air Force x 6
*Pakistan
**Pakistan Army x 4
*Romania
**Romanian Air Force x 36
**Romanian Navy x 4
*Sudan
**Sudanese Air Force x 10
*United Arab Emirates
**United Arab Emirates Air Force x 10
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Aérospatiale SA330 Puma
*Atlas Oryx
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma
*Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
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INS Delhi (D61)

INS Delhi (D61) is the lead ship of her class of guided-missile destroyers of the Indian Navy. She was built at the Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai and commissioned on November 15, 1997. This class is among the largest warships to be designed and built in India.
INS Delhi is the second vessel of the Indian Navy to bear the name. She inherits the mantle from the Leander-class light cruiser of the same name, which had an illustrious career in the Portuguese-Indian War of 1961, during the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu when the ship fired a few rounds against a civilian airport radio tower nearly destroying it.
During the 2008 Indian Ocean War, the Delhi and Viraat was sunk by torpedoes from the Canadian nuclear sub HMCS Lake Huron on July 20th.
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INS Jalashwa (L41)

INS Jalashwa (L41) (Sanskrit/Hindi: Hippopotamus) is an Austin-class amphibious transport dock that was in service with the Indian Navy from 2007 to 2008. Formerly the USS Trenton, she was procured from the United States by India for USD 48 million. She was commissioned on June 22nd, 2007. INS Jalashwa is the one of only two ships that the Indian Navy acquired from the United States. She was based in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
During the 2008 Indian Ocean War, the Jalashaw was sunk by a squadron of RAAF F-111G Aardvarks.
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INS Mumbai (Cruiser)

The INS Mumbai is a Kirov-class battlecruiser (formerly the decommissioned Admiral Ushakov) in service in the Indian Navy from 2016 onwards. It was named after the previous INS Mumbai, a Delhi-class Guided Missile Destroyer that was sunk during the 2008 Indian Ocean War. In 2030, the Mumbai participated in the 2030 RIMPAC.
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INS Mumbai (D62)

The INS Mumbai (D62) is the third of the Delhi-class guided-missile destroyers that were in service with the Indian Navy until their sinkings during the 2008 Indian Ocean War.
 
Mumbai was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in her namesake city Mumbai, launched in 1995, and commissioned in 2001.
 
The ship's crest depicts the gateway entrance to INS Angre (named as such in honour of Admiral Kanhoji Angre). The gateway has a watch tower with three look-out posts and stands against the backdrop of the ramparts of the fort. Two Ghurabs (or Grabs), depicted on either side of the fort, signify the seafaring traditions of the Marathas.
In July 2006, INS Mumbai was part of Task Force 54, on its way back to India from the Mediterranean, when Israel-Lebanon conflict broke out. Mumbai was redeployed to assist the evacuation of Indian citizens from Lebanon as a part of Operation Sukoon.
In July 2008, the Mumbai was sunk during the 2008 Indian Ocean War when F/A-18C Hornets from HMS Queen Elizabeth mass launched numerous Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles at it.
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INS Mysore (D60)

INS Mysore (D60) is a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer in service in the Indian Navy from June 1999 to July 25, 2008
==History==
INS Mysore was built at Mazagon Dock Limited in Mumbai. Her keel was laid down in February 1991 and she was launched on 4 June 1993. Sea trials began in the Arabian Sea in March 1999, and she was commissioned on 2 June, 1999 by then Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Her first CO was Captain Rajiv Dhamdhere.
In April 2007, the Mysore took part in Exercise Malabar 07-01 along with the aircraft carrier Viraat, destoryers Rana and Ranjit, corvette Kuthar, and fleet tanker Jyoti.
During the 2008 Indian Ocean War, the Mysore became the flagship of the Indian Navy after the Viraat had been sunk by the submarine HMCS Lake Huron. On July 25th, the Mysore was sunk when an RAAF F-111G fired several anti-ship missiles at it.
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INS Ranvir (D54)

INS Ranvir (D54) is the fourth of the five Rajput-class destroyers built for the Indian Navy. Ranvir was commissioned on October 28, 1986. On July 19, 2008, the Ranvir and frigate INS Taragiri during the HMS Trafalgar's attempted attack on the Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat.
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INS Taragiri (F41)

The INS Taragiri (F41) was a Nilgiri-class frigate in the Indian Navy from 1980 to 2008. During the 2008 Indian Ocean War, the Taragiri was part of a battlegroup led by the Indian aircraft carrier Viraat. On July 20, it was sunk by the British nuclear submarine HMS Trafalgar during its attempt to sink the Viraat.
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INS Vikrant (R34)

The INS Vikrant (R34), also known as Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC-1), is India's first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier. It was constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd for the Indian Navy. The name Vikrant (Sanskrit vikrānta, literally "stepping beyond") means "courageous". The motto of the ship is "Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah", which is taken from Rigveda and can be translated as "I defeat those who fight against me".
Work on the ship's design began in 1999, and the keel was laid in February 2009. The carrier was floated out of its dry dock on 29 December 2011 and was launched on August 12th 2013. The basin trials were completed in December 2020, and the ship has started the sea trials on August 4th 2021 and will be commissioned into the service of Indian Navy by August 2022. The total cost of the project was approximately ₹23,000 crore (US$3.2 billion) at the time of first sea trials.
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INS Viraat (R35)

The INS Viraat (R35) is a Vikrant-class aircraft carrier in service in the Indian Navy from the mid-2020s onwards. It was named after the previous aircraft carrier of the same name. It entered service in the mid-2020s.
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INS Vishal (R36)

The INS Vishal (R36) is India's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. The Vishal is planned to be 980 feet (298.7 meters) in length, displace 65,000 tons, and carry 65 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. It will also be India's first aircraft carrier built in a CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery or Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery) configuration.
==Specifications==
*Type: Aircraft Carrier
*Service Period: 2025-
*Characteristics:
**Length: 980 feet (298.7 meters)
**Beam: 200 feet (60.96 meters)
**Draft: 28 feet (8.53 meters)
**Displacement: 65,000 tons
*Crew: 1,400
*Propulsion: 1 x Pressurized Water Reactor, 2 x shafts, 110,000 shp (83 MW)
*Range: Unlimited
*Speed: 30+ Knots (55.56+ km/h)
*Armament:
**4 x Otobreda 76mm/62-caliber naval guns
**2 x 32-cell VLS (fires Barak 1 and Barak 8 SAMs)
**4 x AK-630 CIWS
*Aircraft Carried: Up to 65 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters
*Aircraft Supported: DRDO AURA, HAL Naval AMCA, HAL Naval Tejas, Mikoyan MiG-29K
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ITS Cavour (550)

The ITS Cavour (550) is a light aircraft carrier in service in the Marina Militare from 2008 onwards. She is the flagship of the Italian Navy.
==Specifications==
*Type: Light Aircraft Carrier
*Service Period: 2009-
*Characteristics:
**Length (Between Perpendiculars): 707 feet (215.5 meters);Length (Overall): 800 feet 6 inches (244 meters)
**Beam: 127 feet 11 inches (39 meters)
**Draught: 28 feet 7 inches (8.71 meters)
**Displacement: 20,826 tons (Light); 29,625 tons (Full Load)
*Crew: 1,292 (5 Flag Officers and VIPs, 486 crew, 211 air crew, 140 C4 staff, 430 troops)
*Propulsion: COGAG, 2 x shafts
**4 x GE/Avio LM2500+ gas turbines, 118,010 bhp (88,000 kW)
**6 x Wärtsila CW 12V200 diesel generators, 17,701 bhp (13,200 kW)
*Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
*Speed: 29+ knots (53.71+ km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**Selex ES MM/SPS-798 RAN-40L L-Band Long Range 3D Air Search Radar
**Selex ES MM/SPY-790 EMPAR Multifunction Radar
**Selex ES RAN-30X/I RASS Surface Search Radar
**GEM Elettronica MM/SPN-753(v)10 Navigation Radar x 2
**Selex ES RTN-25C Orion Fire Control Radar x 2
**Selex ES MM/SPN-720 Precision Approach Radar
**Telephonics AN/SPN-41A Precision Approach and Landing System
**Selex ES SIR-R/S IFF System
**TACAN SRN-15 A
**Leonardo Thesan WASS SNA-2000 Mine Avoidance Sonar
**Selex ES SASS IRST x 2
**GEM Elettronica IRST EOSS-100
**underwater telephone
*Countermeasures:
**Elettronica Spa NETTUNO-4100 ECM System
**EW System (RESM/CESM, RECM)
*Armament:
**2 x Otobreda 76mm/62-caliber Strales naval guns
**4 x 8-cell Sylver A43 VLS (fires Aster 15 SAMs)
**3 x Oerlikon Contraves 25mm/80-caliber anti-aircraft guns
**2 x ODLS-H/ODLS OTO Melara decoy launching systems
*Aircraft Carried: 20-30 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters
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ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)

The ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi (551) is an Italian aircraft carrier, the first through deck aviation ship ever built for the Italian Navy, and the first Italian ship built to operate fixed-wing aircraft. She is equipped with short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL) aircraft and helicopters. The Garibaldi was involved in combat air operations off Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya.
She is the fourth ship of the Italian Navy to be named after the 19th century Italian General Giuseppe Garibaldi. All four ships, including the missile cruiser, together with an image of Garibaldi, are depicted in the crest.
==Specifications==
*Type STOVL Aircraft Carrier
*Service Period: 1985-Present
*Characteristics:
**Length: 591 feet 2.5 inches (180.2 meters)
**Beam: 109 feet 7 inches (33.4 meters)
**Draught: 26 feet 10.85 inches (8.2 meters)
**Displacement: 11,135 tons (Standard); 15,270 tons (Full Load)
*Crew: 830 (630 Crew, 100 Fleet Air Arm, 100 C4 staff)
*Propulsion: 4 × General Electric/Avio LM2500 gas turbines providing 82,000 hp, 6 × Diesel generators (9.360 KW)
*Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 20 knots (37.04 km/h)
*Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
*Sensor Suite: 
**MM/SPS-768 (RAN 3L) long-range radar
**SPS-774 (RAN-10S) early warning radar
**AN/SPS-52C early warning radar
**SPS-702 CORA surface search radar
**SPN-749 navigation radar
**SPN-728 approach radar
**RTN-30 fire control radar
**RTN-10X fire control radar
**DE 1160 LF hull sonar
*Countermeasures:
**SLQ-732 jamming system
**SCLAR decoy launcher
**SLAT anti-torpedo system
**SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy
*Armament:
**2 x Mk.29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow/Selenia Aspide SAM
**3 x Oto Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO naval guns
**2 x 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
**4 x Otomat Mk 2 SSMs (removed)
*Aircraft Carried: up to 18 AV-8B Harrier II fighter/bombers, Agusta SH-3D or AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters (ASW, ASH and AEW)
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ITS Trieste (L9890)

The ITS Trieste (L9890) is an amphibious assault ship of the Marina Militare that is expected to enter service in 2022.
The ship will be equipped with medium helicopters like EH101 and NH90 and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft. It will have a floodable well deck below the hangar level able to accommodate amphibious landing vessels such as LCM (new Cantieri Navali Vittoria LCM23 type), LCAC, and newer L-CAT (Landing Catamaran) vessels. It also can carry Ariete MBT, B1 Centauro tank destroyers, and up to 600 soldiers. Its base will be in Taranto.
The unit is being built at Fincantieri's Castellamare di Stabia facility near Naples, Italy. The first steel was cut on January 12th 2017 and construction of the hull was completed on May 25th 2019. It is the largest Italian military ship built after the Second World War. The official delivery to the Italian Navy will be around the first half of 2022. When commissioned it will be the largest vessel of the Italian Navy.
==Specifications==
*Type: Amphibious Assault Ship
*Service Period: 2022-
*Characteristics:
**Length: 803 feet 10 inches (245.01 meters)
**Beam: 118 feet 1 inch (36 meters)
**Depth: 90 feet 11 inches (27.71 meters)
**Displacement: 25,408 tons (Standard); 32,000 tons (Full Load)
*Crew: 460 ship crew + 604 marines
*Endurance: 30 days
*Propulsion: CODOG scheme + electric engines, 2 x shafts
**2 x Rolls Royce MT30 gas turbines, 102,000 shp (76,000 kW)
**2 x M.A.N. 20V32/44CR diesel engines, 32,000 shp (24,000 kW)
**4 x M.A.N. 9L32/44CR diesel generators, 27,900 shp (20,800 kW)
**2 x electric engines, 3,020 shp (2,250 kW)
*Range: 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 kilometers) at 16 knots (29.63 km/h)
*Speed: 25 knots (46.3 km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**Leonardo Kronos StarFire X-Band 3D DBR AESA Radar
**Leonardo Kronos Power Shield L-Band LRR AESA Radar
**Leonardo SPN-720 Precision Approach Radar
**WASS Black Snake, anti torpedo towed array sonar
*Armament:
**FFBNW VLS DCNS A50 with 8 cells for Aster 15 & 30 missiles
**3 x Oto Melara 76/62 mm Strales Anti-aircraft guns
**3 x Oto Melara KBA 25/80 mm, remotized
**2 x Oto Melara ODLS-20 (decoys launchers)
**FFBNW 8-cell SYLVER A50 VLS for 8 Aster 15 and 30 missiles or 32 CAMM ER missiles
*Aircraft Carried: usually 12 × AgustaWestland AW101 or combination with SH90A, AgustaWestland AW129D and Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
*Boats Carried: 4 LCU or 1 LCAC
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Icefire Warheads

The Icefire series of warheads are a family of Thermobaric munitions developed by DRDC to supplement existing offensive munitions.
Variants of the Icefire warhead design are used in bombs, Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, and air-launched Taurus Cruise missiles.
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Ikazuchi-class Destroyer Escort

The Ikazuchi-class Destroyer Escort (いかづち型護衛艦 Ikazuchigata goeikan) was a destroyer escort (or frigate) class built for the Coastal Safety Force (later Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, JMSDF) in the late 1950s.
In the FY1953, the Japanese government ordered three destroyer escorts, JDS Akebono (DE-201) and this class. These vessels were the first indigenous post-World War II Japanese destroyer escorts, but their propulsion systems were different because the JMSDF tried to find the best way in the propulsion systems of future surface combatants. Akebono was a steam-powered vessel, but this class was diesel-powered vessels.
So equipment of this class were almost the same as those of the Akebono, with two American 3"/50 caliber Mk.21 guns (or Type 54, the Japanese version) with two Mk.22 single mounts controlled by Mk.51 director each, four Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns with two dual mounts, a Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar and eight K-gun depth charge throwers. And in 1959, all Mk.21 guns were replaced by Mk.22 rapid-fire guns with Mk.34 single mounts and Mk.63 GFCS was introduced in exchange of the reduction of Bofors 40mm guns.
This class had a twin-shaft machinery installation with two diesel engines (6,000ps each). This propulsion system was less powerful than the steam turbine machinery of the Akebono, but it was able to propel the ship at a top speed of 26 knots (48.15 km/h; 30 mph) still. The JMSDF appreciated the lower cost of maintenance of machinery of this class, so every Japanese destroyer escorts adopted diesel propulsion system until the period of gas turbine powered vessels.
==Specifications==
*Type: Destroyer Escort
*Service Period: 1956-1983
*Characteristics:
**Length: 289 feet (88.09 meters)
**Beam: 29 feet (8.84 meters)
**Draught: 10.1 feet (3.08 meters)
**Depth: 18 feet (5.49 meters)
**Displacement: 1,080 tons (Standard)
*Crew: 160
*Propulsion: 2 x diesel engines, 2 x shafts, 12,000 shp
*Range:
*Speed: 26 knots (48.15 km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**OPS-2 Air Search Radar
**OPS-4 Surface Search Radar
**Mk.51 Fire Control System
**QHBa Search Radar
**QDA Attack Sonar
*Countermeasures:
*Armament:
**2 x 3"/50-caliber Type 54 naval guns
**4 x Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns
**1 x Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
**8 x K-gun depth charge throwers
**1 x depth charge rack
==Unit Run==
*JDS Ikazuchi (DE-202)
*JDS Inazuma (DE-203)
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