The exercise at the GSDF’s Oyanohara training range, opened to the media on Aug. 28, is part of the annual joint drills taking place across many training sites known as Orient Shield.

During the exercise, the GSDF will use Type-88 guided missiles aimed at targets at sea, fitting them with inert practice rounds that do not explode on impact. Since the missiles have a range of around ...

The GSDF is in the final stage of negotiations with local and other authorities to carry out the drill in June, aiming to strengthen deterrence amid China's maritime expansion. In the drill ...

At the time, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) and the U.S. Marine Corps were conducting a joint exercise dubbed "Iron Fist" in Kyushu and Okinawa, with Osprey planes from both the GSDF ...

The operation of SDF vessels is primarily the duty of the MSDF, but the Maritime Transport Group also includes GSDF personnel. The new group has about 100 personnel, including about 50 for the ...

Most of the members are Ground Self-Defense Force personnel who are responsible for operating vessels that mainly transport GSDF equipment. The ministry plans to organize a total of 10 vessels ...