Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Forces say that this year’s edition of the Fuji Firepower Review on May 28 will feature a scenario where JGSDF troops respond to an invasion of Japan’s… Continue reading "JGSDF Ospreys To Debut In 2022 Fuji Firepower Review"
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has added to its election platform a pledge to increase the nation’s defense spending to at least 2% of Japan’s gross national budget ahead of… Continue reading "Japan’s Ruling Party Pledges Doubled Defense Budget Ahead Of Elections"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has announced the completion of development on the Bell Subaru UH-2 utility helicopter. The UH-2 was selected in 2015 to… Continue reading "Development On Japan’s UH-2 Utility Helicopter Completed"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency’s Ground Systems Research Center is holding a virtual open day, as a third wave of COVID-19 infections in Japan has… Continue reading "The Japanese ATLA’s Ground Systems Research Center Open Day Goes Virtual"
For some time now the Japanese Defense Forces have been moving towards a replacement for some of their key small arms. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is currently equipped with… Continue reading "Japan’s Defense Force Selects Howa 5.56 and HK SFP9 For New Rifle & Pistol"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced, on September 10th, the down-selection of three contenders for the Next Armored Wheeled Vehicle project. This project aims to replace the Komatsu Type 96… Continue reading "Japanese MoD Downselects GDLS, Patria and Mitsubishi offerings for Type 96 APC Replacement"