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Japan to deploy long-range missiles able to hit North Korea and China

Planned missiles on Kyushu said to be part of ‘counterstrike capabilities’, as fears grow over US security pact

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Japan to resume V-22 flights after inquiry finds pilot error caused accident

The Japanese army's fleet of hybrid-helicopter aircraft have been cleared to resume operations after being grounded following an accident last month

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

Kishida speaks at funeral of GSDF staff in copter crash

KUMAMOTO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday spoke at a funeral for the 10 Ground Self-Defense Force members who died in a helicopter crash off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, in April.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 18, 2023

New GSDF 8th Division chief vows to investigate helicopter crash

The new head of the Ground Self-Defense Force's 8th Division on Saturday said it is vital to investigate the cause of a recent GSDF helicopter accident and explain it to the public.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 23, 2023

Preparations to recover sunken GSDF helicopter could start before end of month

Preparations for retrieving the wreckage of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed off the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyako could start before the end of this month, but the depth of the sea at the site and the seabed's complex topography are expected to make for a challenging recovery…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 20, 2023

SDF prepares for saturation dive in recovery of lost helicopter

The Self-Defense Forces began preparations Saturday to resume a saturation dive to recover the remains of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter and the 10 personnel aboard that were lost 10 days ago off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 15, 2023

Missing GSDF copter appears to have been found on seabed / Bodies believed to be inside sunken wreck

The Self-Defense Forces have found what appears to be the fuselage of a missing SDF helicopter on the seabed about 100 meters below the ocean surface north of Irabu Island, Okinawa Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 14, 2023

Helmet, possible fuel tank from missing GSDF chopper recovered

The Japan Coast Guard on Sunday recovered an object believed to be a fuel tank attached to the outer fuselage of a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in the waters near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 10, 2023

No 'rescue signal' from missing GSDF helicopter

Authorities have been unable to detect a "rescue signal" from the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) on board the Ground Self-Defense Forces helicopter that disappeared in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday, defense ministry sources said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 9, 2023

Lost helicopter in Nansei island chain rattles govt, SDF officials

Amid efforts to drastically boost defense capabilities in the Nansei island chain, the disappearance Thursday of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter has rattled officials of the Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 8, 2023