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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Atago-class destroyer
Category
Country
Production
2005–2008
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$2.2B↗ 50% inflation · 2009→2025
Original Price
$1.5B (2009)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · POST-COLD WAR
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
72
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$2.2B
Original: $1.5B (2009)
Inflation: +%50
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Ship TypeGuided-missile destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardMitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Laid Down2004
- Launched2005
- Commissioned2007
- Ships in Class2
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement7,700 t
- Full Load Displacement10,000 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)165 m
- Beam21 m
- Draft6.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement300
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionGas Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 IHI/GE LM2500 gas turbines, two shafts
- Shaft Power74,570 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count1
⬢Missile Armament6MOD.6
- VLS Cells96
- Anti-Ship MissilesType 90 (SSM-1B)
- Surface-to-Air MissilesSM-2MR, SM-3, RIM-162 ESSM
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesYes
- Ballistic Missile DefenseYes
- ASW Rocket / MissileYes
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarYes
◎Aviation3MOD.3
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
◈Sensors & Combat Systems7MOD.7
- Air-Search RadarAN/SPY-1D(V)
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarOPS-28E (later SPQ-9B)
- Phased-Array RadarYes
- Combat SystemAegis Weapon System (AWS) Baseline 9C
- Aegis / EquivalentYes
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy Launchers4 × Mk. 36 SRBOC
▣Survivability3MOD.3
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingYes
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Active2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 2005Production started
- 2008Production ended
21
years in service
3
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
9DESTROYERS2POST-COLD WAR · DESTROYERS4JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS6PRICE · DESTROYERS31PRICE · ALL WEAPONS339PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE14terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
Aegis combat system or equivalent refers to naval combat systems integrating radar, missiles, and guns for air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
Systems designed to detect, track, intercept, and destroy ballistic missiles and their warheads.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A type of internal combustion engine that generates power using a turbine driven by gas expansion.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
Radar system using multiple small antennas whose signals are combined to create a steerable beam without physical movement, enabling rapid scanning and tracking of multiple targets.
A system of hydrophones towed behind a vessel to detect submarines and torpedoes, minimizing interference from the ship's self-noise.
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