Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV)

	Artist's impression of future BMD ship (JSDF)
Class overview
Name	Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV)
Builders	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; Japan Marine United Corporation;
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Cost	1 trillion yen ($7.1 billion USD) both ships (est.)
Building	2
General characteristics
Type	Cruiser
Displacement	14,000 t (14,000 long tons) standard
Length	190 m (620 ft)
Beam	25 m (82 ft)
Propulsion	COGLAG - Two (2) x Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines (approx. 35.4 MW (47,500 hp) each)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement	240 (total)
Sensors &; processing systems	SPY-7(V)1 multi-function radar; J7.B Aegis Combat System;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	NOLQ-2 ECM intercept and jammer; 4 × Mk 137 chaff and decoy launchers;
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun in a stealth-shaped mount. (Made by Japan Steel Works licensed from its original manufacturer.); Mark 41 vertical launching system (Mk 41 VLS): 128 cells total; RIM-174 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6); RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Block IIA (SM-3); Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SM-12); RGM-109 land attack cruise missiles; Evolved SeaSparrow Missiles (ESSM);
Aircraft carried	Mitsubishi SH-60J/K/L
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed helicopter hangar
Notes	Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD)

Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) or (Japanese: イージス・システム搭載艦) are a pair of ballistic missile defense (BMD) cruisers under construction to be operated by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as dedicated sea-based BMD platforms, serving as an alternative to Japan's now-cancelled land-based Aegis Ashore BMD system.