The proposal is for the US Navy to examine Japan's general-purpose small-destroyer programme. The comparison is a Mogami frigate concept enlarged through Japan's experience with smaller destroyers. The Japanese designation used here is 13DDX, distinguished from the Italian ordering DDX13. It remains a suggested starting point, with no claim that the United States has selected the design. Its appeal is a closer fit with the American preference for broadly capable ships.
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Japan's 13DDX as a possible American design starting point
The Japanese smaller-destroyer concept is proposed as a closer match to American requirements than another overburdened frigate.