Now with 99% more defensive elan; note the removal of the missiles and all guidance radars bar the AEGIS system, which is of course used to control the 40mm Bofors gunfire. An advanced SK air search sits at the top of the foremast, augmented by an SP height-finding radar (essential for fighter direction) on the mainmast. Above the SK is an SG surface search set. Mk.37 gun directors control the main battery of 5"/38 dual purpose guns. Also, an advanced mine hunting vehicle designed along the lines of the Japanese Ko-Hyoteki minisub sits on the starboard rail.
Structural modifications include the addition of an armored conning tower right forward of the bridge and the addition of the mainmast. Future units will have their uptakes trunked into one funnel to clear sky arcs for the AA guns.