#Japan Self-Defense Forces

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Three more right-hand drive Japanese army Toyota Mega Cruiser SUVs are in service with the 11th Guards Amphibious Assault Brigade from Buryatia in the area of the SVO in Ukraine.

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Mitsubishi F-15DJ of the JASDF's aggressor unit based at Nyuatubaru Airbase, Japan

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Mitsubishi F-2, JASDF

Source: Kevin Martin

[the-nomadicone]

Howa Type-20 // Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces

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F-15E STRİKE EAGLE

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Gifu Japan military shooting

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Dragon 1:72 YF-23 hypothetical JASDF plastic model build photoset July 29th, 2022

It’s a shame that the YF-23 lost out to the F-22 Raptor in the contest to become the next gen stealth fighter. With internal weapon stores and sleek rear ailerons, I think the YF-23 just looks cooler. I really fell in love with the YF-23 after playing Air Force Delta on the Sega Dreamcast.

Dragon’s old YF-23 model kit isn’t very accurate. The underneath especially is nearly devoid of panel lines. Dragon just did not have the data when they made this kit in the ‘90s. There are a few 1:144 kits of the YF-23, and then there is the 1:48 kit by Hobby Boss. That kit is too expensive, but when Dragon repopped this kit, It was for a very low price and I bought one.

For a while, Japan was contemplating having production plans for the YF-23 resurrected and manufactured for the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) to eventually replace the Mitsubishi F-2. I was excited about this, but unfortunately this proposal was turned down in favor of developing a completely made in Japan next gen stealth fighter. So, I had the idea of painting this kit as a hypothetical “what if” kit as my imagination of what perhaps it would look like if the YF-23 would have been manufactured to replace the F-2s. I’ve seen JASDF F-2s and F-15s done in a digital camouflage scheme, so that’s what I wanted to do.

I used Mr. Color’s JASDF oceanic camouflage colors paint set, employing Hasegawa’s TF916 clear masking Application Sheet, which has 1mm black gridlines. I carefully cut out tiny blocks to create masks. It was meticulous work, but not tedious. I rather enjoyed it. I used decals from a Hasegawa F-15 model kit, and created my own samurai squadron logo because I wanted to use an accurate squadron that is currently flying the F-2s. As it is, I did not use the decals this model came with. This angry samurai is the emblem of the JASDF 3rd Squadron.

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Jaw-dropping footage from inside Japan's F-15 

A must watch if you’re an aircraft enthusiast. She’ll show you what it’s really like to suit up wearing heavy equipments and the various pre-flight checks that needs to be done before the aircraft can actually take off.

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Japan plans to deploy a self defense force on Ishigaki Island

"Japan plans to deploy a self defense force on Ishigaki Island, which seriously undermines the unity between China and Japan and is likely to trigger war."

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2024: Youmiuri Shimbun -- Chinese Warships Stationed in East China Sea ADIZ Challenge Japan Ships, Aircraft

中国、東シナ海「防空識別圏」境界付近に常時３隻以上の軍艦…海自の新型護衛艦とにらみ合い Machine translation by DeepL Yomiuri Shimbun: China, more than three warships near the border of the “air defense identification zone” in the East China Sea at all times … Confrontation with the JMSDF’s new destroyer January 28, 2024 Click here for the video It was found that China has constantly deployed multiple warships near the borders of its…

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【4K】🇯🇵真駒内駐屯地 秋の紅葉 散歩 2023 | 日本 北海道 札幌 南区 真駒内【Binaural ASMR】

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Mitsubishi F-2, JASDF

Source: Masa737NG

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Ex. Iron Fist // Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces

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There is some CONFUSION about the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Participation in the United States (US)-Japan-Australia Joint Naval Drills in the SCS, US could be trying to SHAME the AFP into joining it