The Fleet Research and Development Command belonged to the surface force for the self-defense fleet of the
Maritime Self-Defense Forces. Its main tasks are experimental technology testing and development.
History
On 16 October 1973, the Self-Defense Fleet was subordinated to the new edition of the Program Operations Force. On 1 July 1978, the Self-Defense Fleet was placed under the new edition of Development Guidance Group. The integration of the experimental team and the marine training guidance team, the equipment experimental team, and the application development team were newly reorganized. Compilation of the new edition (Headquarters, Equipment Experimental Team, Operational Development Team, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 11th Marine Training Guidance Team,
Kagoshima
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Test Center,
JDS Yukikaze
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On 8 April 1980,
JDS ''Kurihama'' was incorporated into the service. On 31 October 1981, The Atsugi Operations Detachment was newly added to the Program Operations Force. On 22 March 1995, the
JDS ''Asuka'' was commissioned into the fleet. On 22 March 2002, Development Guidance Group was abolished. The Fleet Research and Development Corps was newly formed under the Self-Defense Fleet. Program Operations Force (including Atsugi program work division), equipment experiment corps, operation development corps were abolished. Command and Communication Development Corps, Ship Development Corps, and Aviation Program Development Corps are newly formed and transferred to the Development Corps. The Kagoshima Laboratory, the ''Kurihama'', and the ''Asuka'' were transferred to the development group. On 6 April 2012, the ''Kurihama'' was decommissioned.
On 1 December 2015, the Kagoshima Laboratory was reorganized from the Kagoshima Sound Measurement Institute, and the
Oceanography ASW Support Command
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was reorganized as a substitute. On 1 April 2020, the test ship ''Asuka'' was placed directly under the jurisdiction of the development team under the affiliation.
Gallery
File:JS Asuka at Yokosuka -12 Jun. 2010 a.jpg, JS Asuka
File:ASE-6101.jpg, JS Kurihama
Citations
External links
Fleet Research and Development CommandCompilation of Command Communication Development Team
Decree related to the compilation of the ship's opening
Decree related to the compilation of the navigation program development
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Naval history of Japan