In Photos: Japanese destroyer Takanami arrives in Arabian Sea on intel mission

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, a sailor aboard the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer Takanami looks out over the sea on Feb. 26, 2020.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, a sailor aboard the destroyer Takanami confirms how to operate the ship's long-range acoustic hailing device (LRAD), which can send out loud warnings, on Feb. 18, 2020, in the Indian Ocean.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, an MSDF sailor from the destroyer Takanami takes photos from the vessel's attached helicopter during an intelligence gathering exercise in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 18, 2020.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, commander of the MSDF's Mideast intelligence-gathering mission Capt. Yosuke Inaba, right, is seen receiving a report from a sailor aboard the destroyer Takanami, on Feb. 26, 2020, in the northern Arabian Sea.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, the MSDF destroyer Takanami is seen in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 18, 2020.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, the MSDF destroyer Takanami is seen in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 18, 2020.

In this photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense, the MSDF destroyer Takanami is seen in the Indian Ocean on Feb. 18, 2020.