Military

Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan’s Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System Failed

Good Accuracy & Range Despite Japan having the capacity to develop high-tech wea...
Army(JGSDF)

Was JGSDF’s 2nd Division A Pawn Sacrifice?

Delaying The Russians Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has recently bee...
Navy(JMSDF)

Japan Has 54 Surface Combat Vessels, But Its Not Enough.

JMSDF's Original Role What is the mission of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force...
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Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan’s Type 62 Machine Gun Absolutely Sucks

Worst Machine Gun Ever While the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) reli...
Army(JGSDF)

What Is Japan’s Anti-Aircraft Electronic Warfare Unit?

Aiming The AEW/AWACS In order to address new threats in the electromagnetic doma...
Military

Two-Way Style? Japan’s Maya-Class Aegis Destroyers

JMSDF's First CEC Ship Currently, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) op...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan Only Bought Seventeen V-22 Ospreys?

Debates On Safety Concerns The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) mostly...
Military

Japanese Navy SEALs? JMSDF’s Special Boarding Unit

1999 Spy-ship Incident When asked about Japanese special forces, most people wou...
Military

Japan’s Military Is Facing A Recruitment Crisis

Not Enough Enlistees As the security environment around Japan becomes increasing...
Politics

Why Japan Is Exporting Patriot Missiles To The United States

Indirectly Aiding Ukraine Amidst the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, the Japanese g...
Military

Japan’s Problem With Modern Drone Warfare

Drones = Essential Tool As drones have become crucial for modern warfare, from r...
Military

Meet Japan’s Impressive Submarine Rescue Ships

Two Vessels, Two DSRVs As the implosion accident of the "Titan" submersible made...
Army(JGSDF)

Are Japan’s Type 88 Anti-Ship Missiles Still Effective?

Outdated, But Menacing Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is tasked with ...
Military

Why Japan Used The F-4 Fighter For So Long?

In Service: 1971〜2021 Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) operates some of th...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan Has So Few AH-64D Apache Helicopters

Replacing AH-1S Cobras The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) currently ...
Navy(JMSDF)

How Capable Are Japan’s Atago-Class Aegis Destroyers?

Second Batch of Aegis Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently has ...
Army(JGSDF)

What Does Japan’s Electronic Warfare Operations Unit Do?

Collecting and Jamming As modern warfare extends beyond the traditional domains ...
Army(JGSDF)

Why This High-Speed Ferry Is Crucial For Japan’s Defense

Chartered For JGSDF In response to China's maritime expansion, the Japan has shi...
Military

What Are Japan’s New Long Endurance UUVs?

Multi-Purpose Drone Vessel Drones have garnered a lot of attention in the past s...
Army(JGSDF)

Why Japan’s Type 61 Tank Was So Important

First Postwar Tank Japanese tanks were long plagued with the reputation of being...