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Army(JGSDF)

How Does The Type 91 MANPADS Compare To The Stinger?

Japan's Portable Air-Defense Despite being vulnerable to aerial attacks, modern ...
Army(JGSDF)

Japan’s Extremely Useful Type 92 Mine Clearance Vehicle

Using Rocket-propelled Charges Overcoming minefields have been one of the most d...
Army(JGSDF)

Not Enough? Japan’s Type 99 Self-Propelled Howitzer

JGSDF's Modern Howitzer As seen in the Russo-Ukrainian War, continuously firing ...
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Why Japan Canceled The Aegis Ashore Program

Relieving the Navy Every since North Korea's missile program was revealed as a t...
Navy(JMSDF)

Why Kongo-Class Aegis Destroyers Are Crucial For Japan

Japanese's First Aegis Known for their highly sophisticated air-defense, Aegis d...
Army(JGSDF)

Can Japanese SSM Regiments Stop The Chinese Navy?

World's Top SSM Operator As an island nation, preventing any enemy landing is th...
Military

Why Japan Is Deploying Its Air Force To Australia

The Quasi-Alliance Japan's formal ally is the United States alone, but recent ye...
Army(JGSDF)

No Replacement? Japan’s Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The First Japanese IFV In modern land battles, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) ...
Navy(JMSDF)

Explaining Japan’s Murasame-Class Destroyers

Large & Standardized Among the impressive list of surface vessels, the current b...
Navy(JMSDF)

The Type 12 Torpedo – Japan’s Latest Submarine Killer

For Short-Range Attacks Once cherished by the Imperial Japanese Navy, torpedos h...
Army(JGSDF)

JGSDF’s Guntank – Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun

The Japanese "Gepard" The Russo-Ukrainian War has brought many insights in a mil...
Military

What Happened To Mitsubishi’s X-2 Stealth Fighter Jet?

An Experimental Plane While gradually increasing the number of F-35 stealth figh...
Army(JGSDF)

JGSDF 7th Division – Japan’s Only Armored Division

Key To Northern Defense Among the JGSDF (Japanese Army), one division stands out...
Military

Super Rare? JMSDF’s Asuka Class Experimental Ship

Built Solely For Testing The JMSDF (a.k.a the Japanese Navy) hosts a pretty impr...
Army(JGSDF)

Agile, But Obsolete? Kawasaki’s OH-1 Ninja Helicopter

For Air Reconnaissance Though the modern Japanese Army (JGSDF) buys most of thei...
Military

How Japan Is Addressing Its Ammunition Shortage

Shortage Impedes Capability Japan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF) are known for the...
Navy(JMSDF)

Izumo Class Destroyers, Postwar Japan’s First Aircraft Carrier

Designed As A Helicopter Carrier As the de-facto successor of the Imperial Japan...
Army(JGSDF)

How Good Was Japan’s Type 74 Tank?

The Belated MBT As the Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle (MCV) increases its numbe...
Navy(JMSDF)

Why Japan’s Oyashio Class Submarines Are Still Deadly

Top-Class Diesel Electric Subs Submarines are regarded as strategic assets capab...
Military

How Capable Are Japanese Patriot Missiles Against Threats?

Last Line Of Defense Ever since North Korea's nuclear program and the developmen...