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Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Bayraktar TB3 [Japan]

    Programme Background Great Fit In March 2022, Haluk Bayraktar told Nikkei Asia that Baykar offered Asian countries "a better option" than Chinese companies regarding UAVs, stressing the Asian ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Bayraktar TB2 [Japan]

    Programme Background Turkish Claims In September 2022,  Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Japan for the funeral of the former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. While there, in ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    KC-46A - Japan

    Programme BackgroundThe two KC-46As will join the JASDF’s current fleet of four KC-767J tankers by June 2023; the aircraft was selected by Japan in 2015.Japan exercised an option ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    UH-2 (Japan)

    Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole

    UH-2 Forecast (Japan)

    Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

    RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

    Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Kargu (Forecast) [Japan]

    Programme Background The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is a potential customer for the Kargu. In September 2022, local Turkish media reported that Tokyo asked ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Trial Operation Project [Japan]

    Programme Background Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) Procurement The JCG was looking to replace its Chinese-made UAVs with MALE UAVs in the JCG PRAS Project. In April ...

  • Tiltrotors

    V-22 Osprey [Japan]

    Programme Background Procurement Contracts The Japanese government is the first export customer of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey, having ordered 17 helicopters from the US across ...

  • OPVs

    Multi-Role Response Vessels [Philippines]

    Programme Background Timeline The Philippine Coast Guard plans to acquire five 97m Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRVs) from Japan following the order placed for two ships ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Global Combat Air Programme (Japan)

    Programme Background The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency of Japan issued a RfI in August 2020 to support the F-X project. The document stipulated that applicants ...

  • Transport/tanker aircraft

    C-2 (Japan)

    Programme BackgroundKawasaki Heavy Industries developed the C-2 for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) to replace its Kawasaki C-1 and Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules fleets. ...

  • APCs/IFVs - 4x4

    LAV Replacement (Japan)

    Programme Background The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) received 1,937 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) from Komatsu between 2001 and ...

  • Patrol boats

    VCG Patrol Vessels

    Programme Backgroun The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) are in the process of procuring six new patrol vessels. On 28 July 2020, the Japan International Cooperation ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Loitering Munitions [Japan]

    Programme Background Japan's Newfound Desire for Loitering Munitions After years of not operating loitering munitions and armed UAVs, Japan's position towards them is changing. Belatedly, ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military helicopters - scout/light attack

    OH-1 Ninja

    The OH-1 Ninja is a twin-engine, light armed reconnaissance helicopter that was developed by Kawasaki in the 1990s to replace the OH-6D scout helicopter in ...

  • Air: air combat simulators

    Air Combat Training

    Boeing has experience in delivering training for fixed-wing air combat platforms including F-15C/E, F-16, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, F-22 and MV/CV-22.

  • AEW&C, Maritime patrol

    E-2 Hawkeye

    The E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C; aircraft has gone through several iterations and can be operated from land, as with Egypt and Mexico, or from a carrier, ...

  • ISR/special mission

    EC-1

    The EC-1 is an EW aircraft converted from the C-1 transport airframe by Kawasaki for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). It is powered by two ...

  • Naval: Combat Management Systems

    OYQ-1

    The OYQ-1 is a combat management system used by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aboard its Mogami-class frigates.

  • Destroyers

    Atago Class

    The Atago class destroyers are a class of two ships for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) that were an improvement on the existing four Kongou-class ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Mihashi and Raizan Class

    Mihashi- and Raizan-class fast patrol boats were constructed at several shipyards in Japan for the coast guard service, with the largest number supplied by the Mitsubishi ...

  • Military helicopters - multirole, Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

    UH-2

    The UH-2 (formerly known as UH-X) is a utility helicopter developed by Subaru (formerly Fuji Heavy Industries) in cooperation with Bell to meet the Japan Ground ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    F-2A/B

    Based on the design of the F-16 Fighting Falcon family, the F-2 Support Fighter is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft produced for the Japan Air ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    RF-4E

    Developed based on the F-4 Phantom II multirole fighter, the RF-4E is an unarmed reconnaissance aircraft offered to US allies.  Its production began in 1970 ...

  • Trainer

    T-4

    Developed by Kawasaki, the T-4 is an intermediate jet trainer successor to the T-33A and Fuji T-1A/B. Its first flight was performed on 29 July ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    RIM-161 Standard Missile-3

    The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) is a ship-based, surface-to-air missile designed to intercept short-range ballistic missiles. It is also able to perform anti-satellite duties ...

  • Fixed wing aircraft engines

    T56-A-427 turboprop

    The Rolls-Royce (formerly Allison) T56-A-427 turboprop is installed on the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye used by eight countries.  The aircraft were originally powered by T56-A-9D ...

  • Loitering munitions, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Kargu

    The Kargu, or Kargu-2, is a quadcopter loitering munition and UAS manufactured by Turkish company STM. The platform is designed for asymmetric warfare or anti-terrorist ...

  • Maritime patrol

    US-2

    The ShinMaywa US-2 is an amphibious short take-off and landing aircraft used primarily by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for SAR.