Japan shows off nascent AAV7 fleet
Japan exhibited its AAVP7A1 amphibious assault vehicles to media at Camp Fuji on 9 February 2015.
To date, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) has ordered six BAE Systems AAV7 RAM/RS (Reliability and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard) vehicles.
The JGSDF obtained its first four refurbished vehicles from the US Marine Corps (USMC) via a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) in 2013.
At that time, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it would ‘start examination of the introduction of amphibious vehicles used for deployment of units from the sea in order to respond to illegal activities and invasions of islands, as well
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