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according to foreign media reports on september 4, the japan maritime self-defense force is about to undergo the largest organizational adjustment in history. the escort group established in 1961 with a history of 63 years will be abolished and replaced by a newly created "surface fleet". analysts pointed out that the japan maritime self-defense force's move is intended to build a surface combat system with light aircraft carriers as the core to enhance its far sea combat capabilities.

japan maritime self-defense force sh-60k "sea hawk" anti-submarine helicopter.

the "88 fleet" will become history

according to the current organization, japan's maritime combat force is mainly composed of the self-defense fleet and five local escort groups, and there are also some training, communication and service units. the self-defense fleet includes eight combat groups, including the escort group, aviation group, submarine group, minesweeper group, and intelligence business group. among them, the escort group is mainly composed of surface ships and supply ships. the fleet size has been maintained at around 48 ships for a long time and is the main force of the maritime self-defense force; the aviation group mainly includes about 150 combat, early warning and electronic warfare aircraft; the submarine group is composed of 18 submarines and their support ships; the minesweeper group has more than 11 minesweepers and transport ships. the five local escort groups are mainly composed of old-fashioned general-purpose destroyers and missile frigates, and are under the jurisdiction of missile boat teams and minesweepers.