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Military

What Does Japan’s Flight Check Squadron Do?

For Checking Out Airways Air travel has become a rather common way of moving aro...
Army(JGSDF)

Why So Few Type 74 Self-Propelled Howitzers Were Made

Postwar Japan's First? If the Russo-Ukrainian War has taught us anything, it is ...
Army(JGSDF)

The Vital Role Of JGSDF’s Coastal Surveillance Units

Monitoring Foreign Ships Japan is an island nation surrounded by the ocean on al...
Army(JGSDF)

The Japanese “Marine-One” – EC225 VIP Helicopter

Operated By JGSDF When high-ranking government officials, including the Prime Mi...
Society

What Happened To Japan’s First Nuclear Ship?

For Scientific Research When it comes to using nuclear energy, Japan is known fo...
Army(JGSDF)

The Extremely Rare Type 96 Self-Propelled 120mm Mortars

Only In Hokkaido Among the infantry units of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Fo...
Military

The Japanese Coast Guard’s Reimei-Class Patrol Ships

New 6,500t Patrol Vessel As Japan continues to face off against China around the...
Army(JGSDF)

What Are Japan’s Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles?

For Island Defense Operations In response to China's increasing assertiveness, J...
Military

How Good Are Japan’s Awaji-class Minesweepers?

Largest FRP-Made Ship The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is known ...
Army(JGSDF)

Japan Is Finally Storing Old Weapons For Reserve

From Scrap To Storage Due to budget constraints and organizational culture, the ...
Military

What Is Japan’s Air Development & Test Wing?

Testing New Aircraft/Tech Among the many units in Japan's Air Self-Defense Force...
Army(JGSDF)

How Good Is Japan’s Type 89 Assault Rifle?

Fixing The Type 64's Flaws The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) had long relied ...