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US naval ship USS Chancellorsville arrives in Japan

Published on June 19, 2015 at 9:13

US naval ship USS Chancellorsville arrives in


Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan – Highly sophisticated guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville arrived at its new home port in Japan. This is only a part of the US Navy’s program to shift more of its cruiser ships and aircraft viagra cialis sildenafil magnus carriers to the Asia-Pacific region.
The modernized war ship measures 567 feet in length and is buy tadalafil the only overseas-based cruiser fitted with the latest Aegis Baseline 9 combat system. The crew of the USS Chancellorsville consists of approximately 350 officers and enlisted sailors. Positioning the ship in Japan is part of an overall Pentagon push to position some of the U.S. newest and most capable systems to the Western Pacific.
The cruiser is the first of its class to receive the Aegis Baseline 9 upgrade to its combat system that allows the ship to operate in the services emerging Navy Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA). Key planned upgrades for the Japanese Self Defense Force will enable destroyers of Japan more options to work with the upgraded US ship. The addition of Chancellorsville will provide a greater capability and capacity to the region.
The ship had departed Naval Station San Diego in late May to transit to its new home port. Chancellorsville had previously been part of the FDNF from 1998 to 2006.
The arrival of the Cruiser ship is ahead of the joining of the destroyer USS Benfold, which is scheduled to reach the Yokosuka based fleet sildenafil citrate 100mg later this year. The destroyer USS Barry, which has recently undergone significant upgrades, will arrive at the port either later this year or by early 2016, to replace the USS Lassen.
The USS Ronald Reagan, one of the Navy’s newest aircraft carriers, will also arrive at its new Yokosuka home later this year.

 

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