According to information published by News24 on May 3, 2023, Mozambique Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo announced that Japan would supply the African nation with air navigation equipment worth around $22.5 million and a coastal surveillance ship valued at $830 000.
Coastal surveillance ships (CSS) are a class of vessels designed specifically for patrolling, monitoring, and protecting a nation’s coastline and territorial waters.
In the case of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), some classes of coastal surveillance ships include the Hibiki-class and Kunigami-class vessels.
Mozambique; Japan gifts coastal surveillance ship