New FFM

	CGI rendering of the ship by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Class overview
Builders	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Operators	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Preceded by	Mogami class
Built	2025–present
In commission	2028
Planned	10 (later 12)
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	4,880 t (4,800 long tons) (standard); 6,200 t (6,100 long tons) (full load);
Length	Approx. 142 m (465 ft 11 in)
Beam	Approx. 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	CODAG setup:; 1 x gas turbine engine; 2 x diesel engines; Two shafts and screw propellers;
Speed	Over 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Armament	1 x 5-inch/62-caliber gun; 1 x 32-cell VLS; 1 x SeaRAM; Other equipment including torpedo tubes and anti-ship missile launchers;
Aircraft carried	1 x patrol helicopter or flying sensor

The New FFM (Japanese: 新型FFM, Hepburn: Shingata FFM) is a frigate class planned to be built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. These were reordered from 10 Mogami-class frigates, which was planned to have 22 ships before being scaled back to 12. The order for the new ships increased in quantity, and a total of 12 ships are to be built over a five-year period from the fiscal year of 2024.