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Japan Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 4 weapon systems built or assembled in Japan, including aircraft & uavs, munitions, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

4 weapon systems

F-2 Support Fighter, Close support fighter jet, Aircraft & UAVs

Various ConflictsF-2 Support FighterClose support fighter jetBuilt by: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed MartinThe Mitsubishi F-2 is a Japan Air Self-Defense Force close-support fighter developed with the United States from the F-16 to replace the F-1. Official Japanese and Mitsubishi material highlights a larger composite wing, domestically oriented avionics, a single F110-GE-129 engine, and Mach 2.0 performance.

ASM-3A, Japanese air-to-ship missile, Munitions

ASM-3AJapanese air-to-ship missileBuilt by: Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesASM-3A is Japan's extended-range, supersonic air-to-ship missile for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Japanese defense budget material identifies it as an F-2-armed missile, and JASDF overview material lists it alongside the F-2 as an air-to-ship missile.

AAM-4B, Medium-range air-to-air missile, Munitions

AAM-4BMedium-range air-to-air missileBuilt by: Mitsubishi ElectricThe AAM-4B is Japan's domestically built medium-range air-to-air missile for F-2 and F-15 fighters. Ministry of Defense budget papers keep funding it as fighter ammunition, and CSIS notes the missile was the first air-to-air design with an AESA seeker.

IC-V82 handheld radio, Handheld radio model, Support Equipment

IC-V82 handheld radioHandheld radio modelBuilt by: Icom Inc.Icom IC-V82 is a discontinued Japanese handheld VHF amateur transceiver in the 2-meter class. Icom said it was produced and exported from 2004 to October 2014, and the model was later cited in 2024 reporting on the Lebanon device attacks.