23-May-22 - The first of up to 150 UH-2 / Bell 412EPX for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) completed first flight at the Subaru assembly plant
#UH2
10-Feb-22 - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) CH-47JA Chinook helicopters completed landing procedures aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during Exercise Noble Fusion in the East China Sea #NobleFusion
17-Nov-20 - Japan became first foreign user of the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor with the activation of the JGSDF’s Transportation Aviation Group at Kisarazu air base this month #Osrprey
14-Jul-20 - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) is the first foreign operator of the V-22 Osprey after receiving their first of 5 ordered in 2015. The JGSDF plans to acquired up to 17 #Osprey
01-Mar-19 - Subaru delivered the first Utility Helicopter UH-X prototype to the Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) with a ceremony at its Utsunomiya Plant #Delivery
07-Jan-19 - The Subaru UH-X prototype, #45001, performed maiden flight December 21, 2018 at Utsunomiya plant in Japan. Based on the Bell 412EPX will replace JGSDF’ UH-1J Hueys and sold commercially
29-Jun-18 - Bell Boeing awarded $4B contract for 78 Ospreys including 39 CMV-22B for US Navy and 4 MV-22B for Japan. Deliveries expected to be completed in 2024 #contract
26-Apr-17 - Lockheed Martin will deliver 14 laser designation kits through 2020 to upgrade Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) AH-64DJP Apache’s M-TADS systems
12-Apr-17 - Sgt 1st Class Midsru Miyazaki to be Japan’s first MV-22 Osprey crew chief after complete training with VMMT-204 at MCAS New River, North Carolina
20-Feb-17 - Airbus Helicopters Japan awarded a 5 year extension for the logistical support, ‘HCare Infinite’, of 3 VIP H225 / EC225LP operated by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF)
05-Sep-15 - U.S., Japan, Mexico and New Zealand training large-scale amphibious landing during Dawn Blitz 2015 off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California. Australia, Chile and Colombia are acting as observers.
05-Sep-15 - USAF 18th Wing participated for the first time in a bilateral disaster response exercise alongside Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Okinawa Prefectural Government at Atta Port
