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Additional MCH-101 Helicopters for JMSDF

Additional MCH-101 Helicopters for JMSDF

21-Jun-23 - Leonardo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign contract for additional MCH-101 helicopters and the start of a mid-life update programme for the type in Japan JMSDF
Airbus Military Global Support Contracts

Airbus Military Global Support Contracts

19-May-21 - Airbus RBH (Repair by the Hour) and PBH (Parts by the Hour) support contracts are gaining ground in the military sector with customised offers still essential to meeting the widest range of demands #CustomerSupport
35 Years for Airbus Customer Support HCare

35 Years for Airbus Customer Support HCare

21-Oct-20 - HCare, Airbus Helicopters customer service plan, celebrating 35 years since then Aerospatiale signed first parts-by-the hour (PBH) with UK offshore oil and gas operator Bristow back in 1985 #HCare
HCare for JMSDF TH-135

HCare for JMSDF TH-135

14-Oct-16 - Airbus Helicopters Japan signed contract with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) for Performance-based Logistics (PBL) service HCare
Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC

Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC

03-Aug-16 - Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Chile conducted mine countermeasures training as part of the Southern California portion of exercise Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2016 with HM-14’s MH-53E
Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016

Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016

21-Jul-16 - US Marines HMH-361 CH-53E Super Stallions participated with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Okinawa emergency services in Exercise Chura-Shima Rescue 2016
Ospreys Continue Earthquake Relief Efforts

Ospreys Continue Earthquake Relief Efforts

23-Apr-16 - US Marines Ospreys from VMM-265 based at Okinawa joined Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) in their fifth day of disaster relief operations after the earthquakes
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Final TH-135

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Final TH-135

15-Dec-15 - The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) received the last 2 TH-135. Based on the EC135T2i, 15 training helicopters were first ordered in 2009 and began operations in 2011.
US/Japan Disaster Response Exercise in Okinawa

US/Japan Disaster Response Exercise in Okinawa

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
Dawn Blitz 2015 at Camp Pendleton

Dawn Blitz 2015 at Camp Pendleton

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.
Airborne Mine Counter Measures MCH-101 to JMSDF

Airborne Mine Counter Measures MCH-101 to JMSDF

10-Mar-15 - AgustaWestland and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announce the delivery of the first Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM) equipped MCH-101 helicopter to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.
More MH-60S Airborne Laser Mine Detection Systems

More MH-60S Airborne Laser Mine Detection Systems

02-Feb-15 - Northrop Grumman received a contract from the US Navy for the continued production of the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) pod subsystems for the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
Three more TH-135 to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Three more TH-135 to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

05-Dec-14 - Airbus Helicopters Japan handed over TH-135 numbers 11,12 and 13 to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). TH-135 is a training helicopter special customized variant of the EC135T2+
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  List of Units


UnitFromTo
Shirase Hikohan - Artic Exploration Flight
21 Kokutai - 21 Squadron
22 Kokutai - 22 Squadron
23 Kokutai - 23 Squadron
24 Kokutai - 24 Squadron
25 Kokutai - 25 Squadron
51 Kokutai - 51 Squadron 1952
72 Kokutai - 72 squadron
73 Kokutai - 73 Squadron
101 Kokutai - 101 Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron HAS-10119581974
111 Kokutai - 111 Squadron 1963
211 Kyoiku Kokutai - 211 Helicopter Training Squadron 1950






  Bases and Locations


Base Unit
Atsugi Kaigun-hikōjō51 Kokutai
Iwo Jima Air Base (Iwoto Field)73 Kokutai
Kanoya Airbase211 Kyoiku Kokutai , 72 Kokutai
Komatsujima Naval Air Base24 Kokutai
Maizuru Naval Air Base23 Kokutai
MCAS Iwakuni111 Kokutai
Ominato Naval Air Base73 Kokutai , 25 Kokutai
Omura Naval Air Base72 Kokutai , 22 Kokutai
Tateyama Naval Air Base73 Kokutai , 21 Kokutai , Shirase Hikohan
Tokushima Naval Air Base72 Kokutai


helicopter   Model Types


ModelDel'dFromTo
EC TH-1352009
KHI MCH-101 132006
AW EH101 Mk.518 12006
Mitsubishi SH-60K Seahawk752005
Mitsubishi UH-60J 192005
Mitsubishi SH-60J Seahawk10319912021
Sikorsky S-80M-1 111989
KHI OH-6D 141980
KHI OH-6J19731980
KHI kv-107iia-3719711990
Mitsubishi S-62J919671973
Gyrodyne DSN / QH-50 DASH2019661977
Mitsubishi S-6118519642008
KHI kv-107ii-3219631974
Mitsubishi S-55A1019601969
Sikorsky S-58 H-341958??







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