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Army（JGSDF） Can Japan’s Type 87 Anti-Tank Missile Still Defeat Tanks?
First Laser-Guided Weapon Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) enjoys a div...
Military Small, But Heavily Armed? The Abukuma-Class Destroyers
For Coastal Defense Despite the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) operat...
Military Why Japan Purchased US Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Building Offensive Capabilities Faced with a confident China flexing its muscles...
Army（JGSDF） Why Japan Still Uses The Type 73 Armored Personnel Carrier
Mobility Over Armor Among the armored vehicles operated by Japan's Ground Self-D...
Army（JGSDF） Elite Commandos? Who Are The Japanese Army Rangers?
JGSDF's Special Training Program Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has a...
Politics Why Japan Cannot Join The NATO Alliance
Deepening Relations As a democratic nation that upholds the current internationa...
Navy（JMSDF） Can Japan’s New Patrol Vessels Save Its Navy?
JMSDF's First Patrol Boat The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducts...
Military Japan Planning Its First Amphibious Assault Ship?
The Next Transport Ship Securing enough transport capacity is imperative for isl...
Army（JGSDF） Japan’s Latest Utility Helicopter – Subaru UH-2
JGSDF's Multi-Role Helicopter Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is respo...
Army（JGSDF） How The Type 90 Tank Changed Japan’s Tank Development
First Global Standard Tank What pops to your mind when you hear the word "Japane...
Military Japan’s Formidable Soryu-Class Attack Submarines
First AIP Submarine Submarines are an extremely effective weapon that can restri...
Military How Kawasaki’s T-4 Jet Trains Japanese Pilots
First Jet For Trainees Every pilot in the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF...
Military Why Asagiri-Class Destroyers Were So Important For Japan
The New Eight-Eight Fleet During the 1980s, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force ...
Army（JGSDF） Japan Plans To Replace Attack Helicopters With Drones
Introducing New Drones In late 2022, the Japan announced the largest defense bud...
Army（JGSDF） What Are Type 82 Command Communication Vehicles For?
JGSDF's First Wheeled Armor Recent years has seen an increase of wheeled armored...
Military What Happened To Japan’s ASM-3 Anti-Ship Missile?
Stealthy & Supersonic While the primary role of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (...
Military Icebreaker Shirase – Key To Japan’s Antarctic Expedition
Operated By The Navy Despite being explored for over a century, Antarctica remai...
Army（JGSDF） How Useful Are Japanese Type 87 RCVs?
For Reconnaissance In Force Gathering information on your adversary is vital for...
Military How Good Was The Mitsubishi F-1 Fighter Jet?
De-facto Fighter Bomber Following the defeat in WW2, Japan was temporarily banne...
Army（JGSDF） Too Vulnerable? Japan’s Type 96 Armored Personnel Carrier
JGSDF's First wheeled APC Armored Personnel Carriers (APC), which can swiftly an...