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Man-portable surface-to-air missile: 80mm Japan — Built by Toshiba. FIM-92A Stinger: Man-portable air-defense system: 70mm United States — [57] Short range air-defence missiles Type 81 short-range surface-to-air missile: Surface-to-air missile: 160mm Japan — Built by Toshiba. Type 93 short-range surface-to-air missile: Surface-to-air ...
Aegis system equipped vessels (ASEV) or (Japanese: イージス・システム搭載艦) are a pair of ballistic missile defense (BMD) warships under construction to be operated by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as dedicated sea-based BMD platforms, serving as an alternative to Japan's now-cancelled land-based Aegis Ashore BMD system.
The system is currently deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The AESA radar and fire control system is carried on a Isuzu Type 73 6×6 truck. In JGSDF service the four-tube missile launcher is also carried on a separate Type 73 truck, while in JASDF service a Toyota Mega Cruiser 4×4 is used instead.
The system was developed by Toshiba as a replacement for the 75 mm M51 Skysweeper and M15A1 37 mm/12.7 mm anti-aircraft guns. Designed as a mobile short-range system to fill the performance gap between the FIM-92 Stinger man portable missile, and the larger MIM-23 Hawk missile system, which were both in service at the time.
Japan and the United States on Wednesday signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons ...
The new missile’s main body is based on the technology of the Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missile (modified), which is currently being deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and the booster is based on the technology of the Type 07 VL-ASROC in service with the JMSDF. [7]
The Type 87 Chū-MAT (87式対戦車誘導弾, 87-shiki tai-sensha yūdō-dan) Chū-MAT is a Japanese laser guided anti-tank missile in service with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces. Intended as a front-line replacement for the Type 64 MAT, it has entered into service alongside the SACLOS guided Type 79 Jyu-MAT.
Anti-Landing craft and anti-tank missile Type 64 anti-tank missile: MCLOS wire-guided anti-tank missile: 120mm Japan: Surface-to-air missile MIM-3 long-range surface-to-air missile: Surface-to-air missile: 370mm United States