Sujet: Armée Japonaise/Japan Self-Defense Forces Mer 25 Mar 2009 - 22:30
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Salut La constitution japonaise interdit au japon d'avoir des porte-avions. Lorsque leur porte helico amontré un "signe" qu'il pouvait etre utilisé comme porte-aeronefs, cela a provoqué un tolle au parlement. A titre d'exemple, l'exercice de bombardement aerien n'est pas autorisé au japon, d'ou des F-2 qui se sont entrainait en douce a l'etranger... Cf DSI
il me semble que j'ai déjà posté une vidéo montrant un F-2 faire une démonstration de bombardement en public au japon
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Sujet: Re: Armée Japonaise/Japan Self-Defense Forces Mer 9 Jan 2013 - 12:15
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By Agence France-Presse on Thursday, January 17th, 2013 US and Japanese fighter jets on Tuesday carried out joint air exercises, an official said, days after Chinese and Japanese military planes shadowed each other near disputed islands in the East China Sea.
The five-day exercise involves six US FA-18 fighters and around 90 American personnel, along with four Japanese F-4 jets and an unspecified number of people, the official said.
The drill is being carried out over Pacific waters off the coast of Shikoku, the fourth largest of Japan’s islands.
It comes weeks after hawkish new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won an election landslide following campaign promises to re-invigorate Tokyo’s security alliance with Washington and take a more robust line against Beijing.
The exercise also comes as a stand-off between China and Japan over the sovereignty of the disputed East China Sea islands shows no signs of letting up.
Tokyo reportedly scrambled fighter jets on Thursday to head off Chinese military planes in an area adjoining the airspace of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands, which Beijing claims as the Diaoyus.
A Chinese defence ministry official later said two J-10 fighters flew to the area to monitor two Japanese F-15 fighters that had trailed a Chinese Y-8 aircraft, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency.
On Tuesday, one Chinese state-owned Y-12 plane flew close to — but not inside — the airspace of the disputed islands, triggering the scrambling of Japanese fighter jets, the defence ministry in Tokyo said.
The row between Asia’s two largest economies over the uninhabited, but potentially resource-rich islands blistered in September when Tokyo nationalised three of them.
Chinese government ships have repeatedly gone to the archipelago’s territorial waters since then.
Beijing insists it is simply patrolling islands it has owned since ancient times. Commentators say China wants to prove that Japan does not have effective control over the chain and draw Tokyo into concessions.
On Sunday, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force carried out the nation’s first military exercise designed to recapture “a remote island invaded by an enemy force”.
Some 300 troops took part in the 40-minute drill with 20 warplanes and more than 30 military vehicles at the Narashino Garrison in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo.
Some 80 personnel from the SDF’s First Airborne Brigade rappelled from helicopters to demonstrate manoeuvres to counter an enemy invasion of a remote island.
In October Japan and the US dropped plans for a joint drill to simulate the retaking of a remote island, reportedly because Tokyo did not wish to provoke Beijing further.
There was no outward indication that the joint Japan-US exercise that began Monday and runs until Friday was aimed at China, and the area being used was a long way from any contentious zone.
The official told AFP the drill had previously been staged from Iwakuni in the far west of Honshu, but had been moved to Miyazaki in the south of Kyushu out of consideration for people living near the base.
While the security alliance receives wide public support in Japan, there are tensions between bases and their host communities, particularly over noise and the risk of accidents, as well as associated crime.
ASDF monitoring Senkakus 24 hrs a day / Radar-equipped aircraft deployed in bid to prevent intrusions by Chinese planes
The Self-Defense Forces have been keeping around-the-clock surveillance over airspace around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, dispatching radar-equipped aircraft in a bid to prevent intrusions by Chinese airplanes.
Air Self-Defense Force aircraft were dispatched to Okinawa Prefecture after a Chinese airplane intruded into Japanese airspace on Dec. 13, when the ASDF failed to promptly scramble fighters as a ground radar in the area was unable to detect the low-flying plane.
On Jan. 15, the ASDF scrambled fighters to the Senkaku Islands after a propeller-driven airplane belonging to China's State Oceanic Administration flew about 120 kilometers north of Kubajima, one of the islets.
If the airplane had flown at 300 kph, it would have taken just 20 minutes or so to intrude into Japanese airspace at a distance of 22 kilometers from the island.
The Jan. 15 scramble was one of seven ordered by the ASDF since the airplane belonging to the Chinese agency intruded into Japanese airspace on Dec. 13. The other six occurred on Dec. 22, 24, 25 and 26, and on Jan. 5 and 11. Each time, Chinese aircraft came close to 100 kilometers of entering Japanese airspace.
The ASDF has scrambled fighters against Chinese aircraft in the East China Sea and its surrounding areas 160 times from April to December last year, already surpassing the 156 times recorded in fiscal 2011.
During such operations, China's airborne early warning planes and other kinds of military aircraft were often spotted, according to ASDF officials.
The ASDF deploys F-15 fighters from Naha Air Base, about 400 kilometers from the Senkaku Islands. The fighters first transmit a warning to Chinese aircraft in English to change course before swinging their main wings as a warning against entering Japanese airspace.
In the past, ASDF aircraft fired warning shots when a Soviet Union military plane flew over Okinawa Island in 1987. "We'll carefully examine" whether to take similar actions against Chinese aircraft, a senior Defense Ministry official said.
So far, the Chinese aircraft have always flown in from northwest of the Senkaku Islands before heading east and ultimately returning to the Chinese mainland.
"China is saying that it regularly patrols its own airspace [by dispatching its aircraft near the Senkaku Islands]," a senior ASDF official said. "To protect our airspace, it's necessary for us to detect approaching Chinese aircraft as quickly as possible."
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Monitoring could strain crews
The radar facility closest to the Senkaku Islands is about 200 kilometers away on Miyakojima island, Okinawa Prefecture. However, the facility has difficulty detecting aircraft flying at low altitudes of several hundred meters due to the curvature of the Earth.
By contrast, there is no such blind spot around Hokkaido as it has six radar facilities on its coast that were originally built to prepare for any intrusion by Soviet aircraft.
In an attempt to prevent further intrusions by Chinese aircraft, the ASDF has decided to monitor the area around the Senkaku Islands around-the-clock by deploying four Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes from its Hamamatsu Air Base in Shizuoka Prefecture. Thirteen E2C early-warning surveillance airplanes from its Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture have also been deployed.
However, dispatching surveillance airplanes alone is not enough if the ASDF wants to continually monitor the area, according to a former ASDF pilot.
"Aircraft monitoring missions require crew members to face the same strains drivers feel when they keep driving on frozen roads," he said.
Therefore, in the long run, it is necessary to improve the surveillance system for the Nansei Islands, which include the Senkaku Islands.
The Defense Ministry has been considering developing a new type of radar that can detect small aircraft at a distance, as well as sending F-15 fighters to Shimojishima Airport, about 200 kilometers from the Senkaku Islands.
"We'll do whatever we can," the senior Defense Ministry official said. He added that his colleague have also come up with an idea to examine a method developed in the United States that involves the use of a huge balloon equipped with a radar to monitor the situation from a high altitude.
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Eurocopter Delivers 10th EC135 Training Helicopter to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
(Source: Eurocopter; issued January 31, 2013)
Eurocopter Japan successfully handed over the 10th EC135 Training Helicopter (TH135, a variant of Eurocopter’s EC135 T2) to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) yesterday. The first TH135 was delivered in December 2009, to begin the replacement of their single-engine training helicopter fleet. The TH135s have been used by MSDF helicopter pilots since November 2011, with instrument flight training as part of the program from April 2012.
The TH135 is the customized version for MSDF, based on Eurocopter’s light twin-engine helicopter EC135 T2. The selection was made taking into account the efficiency of its life-cycle cost, thanks to the operation rate and ease of maintenance. The EC135 fleet joins the Japan Ministry of Defense as its second Eurocopter helicopter type; the other being the EC225 model, which is being operated for VIP transport by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
Eurocopter Japan has been delivering the TH135s on time, accomplishing the first instrumentation operation, assembly and customization. A full support system has also been set up to ensure prompt and timely parts delivery, as well as technical support for the maintenance and operation of the MSDF fleet. As a result, Eurocopter Japan was duly awarded by the Air Supply Depot of MSDF in December last year for its efficiency in parts delivery.
“The MSDF contract represents a milestone for Eurocopter in its efforts to gain a foothold in the Japanese defense market,” stated Stephane Ginoux, President & CEO of Eurocopter Japan. “It is a great achievement for us to have delivered the 10 TH135 helicopters on time. Our selection and the subsequent recognition by MSDF clearly show the confidence that they have in our products and support services, which serves as a great motivation for us to strive even harder to meet our customers’ needs.”
Recognizing the benefits of the EC135 as a training helicopter, Japan became one of the first countries in Asia to acquire the TH135 variant for its training. Tailored for advanced training missions, the EC135 is well adapted for air crew of defense forces operating new-generation multi-role or combat helicopters. In Europe, countries such as Germany, Spain and Switzerland are already using the EC135 or its military version, EC635, for pilot training.
The EC135 is a modern light twin-engine helicopter in the 3-ton class, with a seating capacity of seven to eight passengers (five for TH135). It offers good maneuverability, high visibility and low vibration level. After making its debut in mid-1996, more than 1,000 EC135 helicopters have been delivered worldwide for a variety of missions ranging from pilot training and law enforcement to emergency medical services (EMS) and search and rescue. In Japan, there are currently 70 EC135s operating for EMS, police work, electronic news gathering, VIP transport and business aviation. (ends)
Eurocopter Delivers EC135 T2 To National Police Agency
(Source: Eurocopter; issued January 31, 2013)
Eurocopter Japan delivered a brand new EC135 T2 to the National Police Agency (NPA) on 30 January 2013. It will be the first EC135 to be deployed to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for law enforcement missions in the Tokyo prefecture.
The NPA and its police departments across Japan currently owns a fleet of 28 Eurocopter helicopters, which includes seven units of EC135 and 13 BK117s (EC145). These aircraft are operated by the police to guard the security interest of their respective prefectures. The newly acquired EC135 T2 will be the first EC135 to be deployed to the MPD, which also operates an EC155 B1 for a wide range of police activities, including life-saving operations, transportation, crime-prevention, security patrols and investigative search.
The MPD was the very first police department to begin using helicopters since 1959, and is the most frequent user of helicopters for law enforcement work amongst all police departments in Japan. Due to the varying landscapes of Tokyo prefecture which includes the Tokyo city center lined with skyscrapers, the Ogasawara Islands and the mountains on the outskirts of Tokyo, the MPD requires a range of helicopter types to tackle different missions and environmental challenges. In times of national disasters, the MPD has also been actively called upon for support.
“We are very honored to be able to deliver the first EC135 to MPD, which has a large and well-equipped Air Squadron,” said Stephane Ginoux, President & CEO of Eurocopter Japan. “The EC135 is a model that is well-established in the law enforcement market around the world as well as in Japan. We will offer a full suite of support and services, including maintenance, operational support, as well as training, to cater to our customers’ needs.”
The EC135 is a powerful, lightweight, twin-engine helicopter renowned for its multi-mission capabilities, top-notch technology and low operating costs. Bearing Eurocopter’s Fenestron shrouded tail rotor, the EC135 is one of the quietest helicopters in its class, making it a highly popular aircraft for flying over cities and densely-populated areas, and especially favored by law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services (EMS) operators. There are currently 70 EC135s flying in Japan for EMS, police work, electronic news gathering, VIP transport and business aviation.
Eurocopter Japan Co., Ltd was established in April 2009 as a subsidiary of Eurocopter (90%) and Itochu Corporation (10%). In July 2009, Eurocopter Japan established Eurocopter Japan T&E. Co., Ltd, a joint venture with ANAM. After these two acquisitions, Eurocopter became the first foreign affiliated company in this field to become a full fledged industrial player in Japan. With around 55% market share in the civil and parapublic sectors, a fleet of 320 helicopters and 50 years of presence in Japan, Eurocopter Japan will continue to contribute to Japanese customers and the society by improving safety, usability and the cost efficiency of the air by providing excellent products and consummate services.
Established in 1992, the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group is a division of EADS, a world leader in aerospace and defense-related services. The Eurocopter Group employs approximately 22,000 people. In 2012, Eurocopter confirmed its position as the world’s No. 1 helicopter manufacturer with a turnover of 6.3 billion Euros, orders for 469 new helicopters and a 44 percent market share in the civil and parapublic sectors.
Kawasaki P-1 maritime surveillance aicraft for BMD AEW&C P-1 AEW&C is one of the most advanced military aircraft developed by Japan to date. The aircraft incorporates a fly-by-light control system, along with the integrated sensor package of forward-looking AESA radar, dorsal- or ventral-mounted MESA radar, multiple IR and EW sensors, as well as conformal array radars. Technology demonstrated in this aircraft will be used for other Japanese aircraft programs such the F-3 fighter program. Mainly, the F-3 will use an afterburning variant of P-1's turbofan engine, and also its CAEW technology.
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Japan's MoD lifts ban on Mitsubishi Electric By Jon Grevatt 2/18/2013 The Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has lifted its bidding ban on Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, following the company's final reimbursement payment to the National Treasury incurred for previous overcharging in defence and space contracts.
The decision to rescind the trade restriction allays growing concern that the ban could have impacted on the corporation's planned industrial involvement in Japan's F-35A fighter programme.
Mitsubishi Electric said in a statement that the MoD ban was lifted from 14 February after the corporation and three of its wholly owned subsidiaries - Mitsubishi Precision, Mitsubishi Electric TOKKI Systems Corporation and Mitsubishi Space Software - returned a total of JPY60.28 billion (USD648 million) to the government.
Taiyo Musen, another affiliated company in which Mitsubishi Electric has a minority 25% share, also made a JPY2.9 billion refund to the Treasury.
Additional reimbursements of JPY15.43 billion were repaid to the government in January in relation to the corporation's previous overcharging of the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.
The corporation's total charges to the government contributed to the group posting a loss of JPY47 billion during the quarter ending 31 December 2012.
Tokyo is eyeing the development of cruise missiles to launch pre-emptive strikes on North Korean missile bases, the Sankei Shimbun reported Wednesday.
The daily said the Japanese government is likely to put a clause paving the way for such missiles into a revised 10-year defense plan at the end of this year.
Takeshi Iwaya, a lawmaker who heads a security committee in the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, told party members Tuesday, "Japan relies on the U.S. for the capability to hit enemy bases. Whether Japan can acquire part of that capability will be a major point in the defense plan."
Earlier, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Diet that Japan needs to "consider acquiring the means to hit enemy bases in accordance with the changing international political situation."
At present, Japan's pacifist postwar Constitution prohibits it from acquiring pre-emptive attack weapons. In 2004, Tokyo considered developing a cruise missile with a range of 300 km but scrapped the plan due to mounting public concern that they would violate the non-aggression principles.
In 2009, the DLP looked at buying cruise missiles but the plan was shelved when it lost the general election.
But amid a general lurch to the right, Abe recently said striking North Korean missile bases could be considered "self defense" if there are no other ways to deal with such threats.
North Korea is estimated to have 150 to 200 Rodong missiles with a range of 1,300 km. A DLP official told the Sankei Shimbun, "There are concerns that it is not easy to deliver preemptive strikes on specific targets, since North Korea has mobile missiles, but cruise missiles could be used to attack key facilities of the regime."
Experts say Japan is capable of building a long-range missile any time it wants since it already has a rocket that can put a satellite into orbit.
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Japan Retains Confidence in F-35 Fighter, Defense Chief Says
Japan is confident Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will overcome its development setbacks and expects to accept an initial order of four planes on schedule in 2016, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.
“Problems tend to occur when a plane is in development,” Onodera said today in an interview at his office in Tokyo. “We have heard nothing from the U.S. to say there will be a delay. We think the end result will be a good product.”
Japan Retains Confidence in F-35 Fighter, Defense Minister Says
Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera
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Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera.
Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
The Pentagon on Feb. 22 suspended all flights of the $396 billion F-35 program after an inspection revealed a crack on a turbine blade. Japan ordered 42 of the planes as it upgrades its air defense and will increase its military budget for the first time in 11 years in response to North Korea’s nuclear development and China’s assertiveness over disputed islands.
Asked if Japan could abandon its deal with Lockheed Martin, Onodera said “at this point we aren’t thinking of doing that.”
Japan picked the F-35 to replace its aging F-4 aircraft, and could increase its order as its F-2 and F-15 models are retired. The Air Force has a total of 361 fighter planes, according to a white paper published in July last year.
The remainder of the planned 42 planes are meant to be partially manufactured in Japan, starting with two to be bought under the budget for the year starting in April. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011) will be involved in work on aircraft bodies, IHI Corp. (7013) on engines, and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (6503) on mission-related avionics, according to the Defense Ministry.
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Sale Gives New Life to Excess C-130s
(Source: US Naval Air Systems Command; issued March 7, 2013)
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– Retired Marine Corps KC-130R aircraft will live to fly another day as part of a foreign military sales (FMS) case between the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
Six KC-130R excess defense articles, extra to the needs of the U.S. government, are on a journey to restoration and active-duty status with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, or JMSDF.
“This FMS sale supports a global strategic initiative for preserving the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region,” said Capt. Michelle Guidry, program manager, Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support Aircraft program (PMA-207), which manages Navy and Marine Corps C-130s. “We look forward to a continued partnership with the JMSDF through the sustainment of their KC-130Rs.”
The JMSDF will receive KC-130Rs capable of roll-on, roll-off cargo compartment configurations to support the movement of troops, goods and services; humanitarian efforts; transport of senior leaders; and medical evacuation.
Currently, four aircraft have been recovered from section five of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Tuscan, Ariz., also known as AMARG, and inducted into the depot at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, for phased maintenance interval regeneration.
Using historical data from previous U.S. Navy depot maintenance, the PMA-207 FMS team determined what maintenance is required to ensure safety of flight is achieved.
The first aircraft inducted into Hill AFB depot, bureau number 160015, began regeneration in November 2012 and is expected to complete regeneration by fall of 2013.
“Depending on the condition of the aircraft when recovered from AMARG, maintainers are performing varying levels of structural modifications before completing JMSDF specified modifications,” said Ken Moritz, FMS deputy program manager, PMA-207. “The total regeneration, overhaul and upgrade of each aircraft is expected to take approximately 10-12 months.”
Structural modifications being performed on all six aircraft include the replacement of landing gear supports, cargo door supports, center wing rainbow fittings and corrosion repair. In addition to structural modifications, the Japanese will receive thirty overhauled T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS.
“The Japanese Navy is assuming responsibility for the non-recurring engineering efforts required to incorporate a new digital GPS onto JMSDF aircraft,” Moritz said. “This effort creates cost avoidance for the U.S Navy/Marine Corps if the information gathered is utilized as an interim cockpit solution for current fleet GPS systems faced with obsolescence issues.”
Beginning this fall, with aircraft 160015, CAE, Inc. will provide 6-8 weeks of initial pilot training onsite at Davis Monthan AFB, as well as 10 weeks of classroom training for aircrew and maintainers at the CAE facility in Tampa, Fla.
“Training is the last step before aircraft delivery,” Moritz said. The U.S. Navy plans to deliver the first aircraft to Atsugi, Japan by March 2014 and the sixth aircraft one year later.
“We are on our way to delivering a tried and proven tactical transport platform to one of our key allies,” Guidry said. “C-130s are essential to our military forces, which is why we are happy we can provide the JMSDF with the essential aircraft they need to support their mission.”
Focus : La marine japonaise à la 4ème place mondiale
Porte-hélicoptère du type 16DDH et destroyer du type Kongocrédits : JMSD
Les conséquences du tsunami de mars 2011 et de l’accident nucléaire de Fukushima concomitant n’ont pas eu pour le moment d’impact sur les moyens budgétaires de la marine japonaise. Alignant 104 bâtiments de combat (308.000 tonnes) et plus de 45.000 hommes, elle conforte même sa position sur l’échiquier des marines mondiales en remplaçant la Royal Navy à la quatrième place en raison des sévères restrictions que vient de connaître cette dernière. Les forces sous-marines devraient gagner en importance car le Japon veut pouvoir faire face à l’augmentation rapide du nombre de sous-marins chinois et à la menace qu’ils représentent : le nombre de 18 unités, constant depuis de nombreuses années, devrait être porté à 22, voire 25 à plus long terme ; 4 grands sous-marins océaniques du type Soryu sont maintenant en service, 4 autres en construction et 3 autres prévus (le 9e a été commandé en 2013), ce qui permettra avec les 11 Oyashio d’atteindre ce chiffre de 22.
Avec les 2 porte-hélicoptères du type Hyuga mis en service en 2009 et 2011 (et appelés officiellement destroyers porte-hélicoptères pour des raisons purement politiques) le Japon va pouvoir renouer avec les opérations aéronavales et ce sera encore plus vrai avec l’arrivée en 2015 et 2017 des 2 bâtiments du type 22DDH qui embarqueront 14 hélicoptères et qui seront avec leurs 24.000 t de déplacement et leur longueur de 248 m les plus grands bâtiments de guerre construits au Japon depuis la 2e guerre mondiale.
Le 1er des 4 grands destroyers polyvalents du type 19DD a été mis en service en 2012, le 2e le sera dès 2013 et les 2 autres ont été lancés en 2012. Ils seront suivis par une version anti-sous-marine dont la 1e unité a été inscrite au budget 2013. Les 4 destroyers lance-missiles du type Kongo ont tous reçu des missiles anti-missiles balistiques SM-3 en raison des menaces nord-coréennes, voire chinoises, et les 2 Atago plus récents vont en recevoir prochainement ; 2 autres bâtiments de ce type devraient être financés pour remplacer à terme les 2 Hatakaze encore équipés d’une simple rampe de lancement et de missiles SM-1 MR.
Il est à noter que pour la première de l’histoire de la Force maritime d’auto-défense japonaise, 2 destroyers du type Asagiri qui étaient devenus navires-écoles (ce qui est l’usage pour les destroyers japonais approchant de leur fin de carrière) ont recouvré leurs fonctions de bâtiment de combat en 2011 et 2012. Les bâtiments anti-mines ne semblent plus devoir être construits en grandes séries car les navires du type Hirashima ne sont que 3, la marine japonaise étant passée en 2012 au type Enoshima qui lui-même ne comptera que 3 unités puisque c’est un nouveau type de dragueur-chasseur de mines de 690 tonnes qui apparait au budget 2013.
La composition des forces amphibies, comprenant notamment trois porte-hélicoptères d’assaut du type Osumi, demeure stable depuis 2008, si ce n’est la légère diminution du « parc amphibie » avec le désarmement d’un des 2 engins de débarquement du type Yura. Les autres bâtiments auxiliaires mis en service récemment sont un navire hydrographique (Shonan), un nouveau brise-glaces (Shirase) et un nouveau câblier (Muroto) qui tous remplacent des unités retirées du service dont ils ont souvent repris le nom.
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Sale Gives New Life to Excess C-130s
(Source: US Naval Air Systems Command; issued March 7, 2013)
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. --– Retired Marine Corps KC-130R aircraft will live to fly another day as part of a foreign military sales (FMS) case between the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
Six KC-130R excess defense articles, extra to the needs of the U.S. government, are on a journey to restoration and active-duty status with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, or JMSDF.
“This FMS sale supports a global strategic initiative for preserving the security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region,” said Capt. Michelle Guidry, program manager, Tactical Airlift, Adversary and Support Aircraft program (PMA-207), which manages Navy and Marine Corps C-130s. “We look forward to a continued partnership with the JMSDF through the sustainment of their KC-130Rs.”
The JMSDF will receive KC-130Rs capable of roll-on, roll-off cargo compartment configurations to support the movement of troops, goods and services; humanitarian efforts; transport of senior leaders; and medical evacuation.
Currently, four aircraft have been recovered from section five of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Tuscan, Ariz., also known as AMARG, and inducted into the depot at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, for phased maintenance interval regeneration.
Using historical data from previous U.S. Navy depot maintenance, the PMA-207 FMS team determined what maintenance is required to ensure safety of flight is achieved.
The first aircraft inducted into Hill AFB depot, bureau number 160015, began regeneration in November 2012 and is expected to complete regeneration by fall of 2013.
“Depending on the condition of the aircraft when recovered from AMARG, maintainers are performing varying levels of structural modifications before completing JMSDF specified modifications,” said Ken Moritz, FMS deputy program manager, PMA-207. “The total regeneration, overhaul and upgrade of each aircraft is expected to take approximately 10-12 months.”
Structural modifications being performed on all six aircraft include the replacement of landing gear supports, cargo door supports, center wing rainbow fittings and corrosion repair. In addition to structural modifications, the Japanese will receive thirty overhauled T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS.
“The Japanese Navy is assuming responsibility for the non-recurring engineering efforts required to incorporate a new digital GPS onto JMSDF aircraft,” Moritz said. “This effort creates cost avoidance for the U.S Navy/Marine Corps if the information gathered is utilized as an interim cockpit solution for current fleet GPS systems faced with obsolescence issues.”
Beginning this fall, with aircraft 160015, CAE, Inc. will provide 6-8 weeks of initial pilot training onsite at Davis Monthan AFB, as well as 10 weeks of classroom training for aircrew and maintainers at the CAE facility in Tampa, Fla.
“Training is the last step before aircraft delivery,” Moritz said. The U.S. Navy plans to deliver the first aircraft to Atsugi, Japan by March 2014 and the sixth aircraft one year later.
“We are on our way to delivering a tried and proven tactical transport platform to one of our key allies,” Guidry said. “C-130s are essential to our military forces, which is why we are happy we can provide the JMSDF with the essential aircraft they need to support their mission.”
First KC-130R for JMSDF undergoing regeneration at Hill AFB
The first of six KC-130R for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force has started its regeneration at Hill Air Force Base and work will complete in fall of 2013.
Structural modifications being performed on all six aircraft include the replacement of landing gear supports, cargo door supports, center wing rainbow fittings and corrosion repair. In addition to structural modifications, Japan will receive thirty overhauled T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS.
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PAC-3. 12th AA Battery, 4th Air Defense Missile Group. Aibano.
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ca commence pour le F35 japonais
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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $40,200,000 fixed-price-incentive (firm-target), advance-acquisition contract to provide long lead-time parts, materials and components required for the delivery of four Low Rate Initial Production Lot VIII F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft for the government of Japan. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Foreign Military Sales contract funds in the amount of $40,200,000 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to the FAR 6.302-4. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting authority (N00019-13-C-0014).
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KHI gives MSDF first P-1 antisub patrol aircraft
GIFU – Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. held a ceremony Tuesday in Gifu Prefecture to deliver the first two P-1 next-generation antisubmarine patrol aircraft to the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The two planes will be deployed to the MSDF Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture and will undergo flight tests for two years before engaging in maritime patrol missions.
Kawasaki Heavy has cooperated with the Defense Ministry’s Technical Research & Development Institute in developing the P-1 turbofan jet to replace the P-3C turboprop aircraft that the firm produced under U.S. license. However, completion of the new plane was delayed for one year due to fuselage cracks.
The four-engine P-1 is the world’s first practical aircraft to use the fly-by-light system that sends signals through fiber-optic cables to control surfaces while preventing electromagnetic waves from the electronic systems from affecting flight control, the firm said. The MSDF plans to replace about 80 P-3Cs with some 70 P-1s.
“The situation has grown severer due to such developments as Chinese government ships sailing into Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands,” Senior Vice Defense Minister Akira Sato said at the ceremony. “I’m confident the P-1 will play a core role in securing safety in Japan and the international community.”
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries a présenté lors d'une cérémonie spéciale les deux premiers avions P-1 pour la marine japonaise (Force d'autodéfense Maritime).
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GE to Provide IHI with LM2500 and LM500 Gas Turbines for Japan's New 24DDH Destroyer
GE Marine announced that it will provide IHI, Tokyo, Japan, with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s (JMSDF) new 24DDH destroyer. The GE LM2500 gas turbines will be equipped with integrated electronic controls.
“GE gas turbines already are part of the JMSDF’s 22DDH program. We are delighted to continue our long-standing partnership with IHI and the JMSDF for the 24DDH follow-on program,” said Brien Bolsinger, vice president, marine operations, GE Marine, Evendale, Ohio. “In fact, as with the 22DDH program, IHI will design and package the LM2500 propulsion modules and LM500 electrical generator sets. “
JAPAN has ordered its armed forces to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory, a defence ministry spokesman says.
Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera issued the order, which will see Aegis destroyers equipped with sea-based interceptor missiles deployed in the Sea of Japan, the defence official said.
The official said the order, which was issued on Sunday, was routine and was being kept low-key.
"We won't hold press conferences on this order because of Japan's policy principle that we will not be swayed by North Korean provocations.
"If we announce this publicly and explain in details, North Korea will get to know part of our strategy," the spokesman told AFP.
The order came as a top South Korean security official said that North Korea may test launch a missile this week, while the United States has delayed its own missile test because of soaring tensions on the peninsula.
Kim Jang-Soo, chief national security adviser to President Park Geun-Hye, said a test-launch or other provocation could come before or after Wednesday, the date by which the North has suggested that diplomats leave Pyongyang.
North Korea, incensed by UN sanctions following its nuclear and missile tests and by South Korean-US military drills, has issued a series of apocalyptic threats of nuclear war in recent weeks.
It has also reportedly loaded two medium-range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them in underground facilities near its east coast, fuelling fears of an imminent launch that may further escalate
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Japan has deployed Patriot missile system in Tokyo against possible threats of North Korea
Japan has deployed missile interceptors in key locations around Tokyo as a precaution against possible North Korean ballistic missile tests. The Patriot missiles, called PAC-3s, were deployed Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Japan's defense ministry headquarters and were also to be deployed at bases farther away from central Tokyo.
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Members of the Japan Self-Defence Forces deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo April 9, 2013. Japan has deployed ground-based PAC-3 interceptors, as well as Aegis radar-equipped destroyers carrying Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors in the run-up to North Korean missile launches. (AP/Kyodo News)
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