Military

Navy(JMSDF)

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...
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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 ...
Military

Japanese Coast Guard’s Massive Multi-Purpose Ship

Biggest Coast Guard Vessel As the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) is tasked with tack...
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Japan Wants A Satellite Constellation Network For Its Military

More Resilience & Risk Dispersion In modern warfare, where missiles and drones a...
Army(JGSDF)

JGSDF Relies On Reconnaissance Motorcycles

From Scouting To Disaster Relief For any military operation, regardless of the b...
Army(JGSDF)

The JGSDF 1st Helicopter Brigade’s Impressive Fleet

Largest Number Of Helicopters As modern ground operations require swift deployme...
Military

The Role Of Uraga-Class Mine Countermeasures Ships

HQ Facilities & Replenishment Japan once had its shipping lanes completely destr...
Army(JGSDF)

What Are JGSDF’s FFOS/FFRS Reconnaissance UAVs?

For Artillery Observation As modern warfare shows the intense use of small comme...
Military

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Are Experts At Disaster Relief

Being Self-Reliant Japan, a country extremely prone to natural disasters such as...
Navy(JMSDF)

What Are Japan’s Oceanographic Research Ships?

For Anti-Submarine Warfare Although the ocean covers nearly 70% of the Earth's s...
Army(JGSDF)

Defending Tokyo? JGSDF’s Elite 1st Division

Protecting The Capital Much like other ground units assigned to protect the capi...
Military

Every JASDF Pilot Starts With The T-7 Trainer Aircraft

The First Plane To Fly When becoming a pilot in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force...
Military

Why Japan’s Navy Built The YOT-01 Class Oil Tankers

Improving Self-Sufficiency As an island nation, it is only natural for Japan to ...
Military

Mysterious Radio? The Unknown “Japanese Slot Machine”

A Secret Transmission In a world where numerous radio transmissions fly around u...
Army(JGSDF)

How Japan Plans To Upgrade The Type 12 Anti-Ship Missile

The Latest SSMs As an island nation surround by water, the Japanese Ground Self-...
Army(JGSDF)

How Capable Are JGSDF’s Type 81 Surface-To-Air Missiles?

For Short-Range Air Defense Contrary to its image, the Japanese Ground Self-Defe...
Navy(JMSDF)

What Is Japan’s “Hashidate” Accommodation Ship?

For Naval Diplomacy Among the various vessels operated by Japan's Maritime Self-...
Military

The Crucial Role of Japan’s Mobile Surveillance Radars

Backing Up Radar Sites Modern warfare begins with air strikes against radar site...