2026/6/7 14:43 (updated at 6/7 15:11) Please agree to our privacy policy to enable the news listening function. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force held the “Fuji Comprehensive Firepower Exercise” in Shizuoka Prefecture on the 7th. (Kyodo News Agency) (Central News Agency, Tokyo, 7th, comprehensive foreign news reports) The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force held Japan’s largest live-fire exercise “Fuji Comprehensive Fire Exercise” in Shizuoka Prefecture today. Japan’s long-range missile “Type 25 high-speed air-to-air bomb” launcher deployed at the Fuji garrison in March this year was also made public for the first time. Kyodo News reported that the annual exercise was held at the Higashi-Fuji Training Ground in Shizuoka Prefecture. This year, like in the past, in addition to investing in equipment such as artillery and tanks, we also simulated the situation of fighting on outlying islands and the process of counterattack after being invaded by the enemy. In the Ukrainian battlefield and the war in the Middle East, the importance of drones can be seen to increase. The Ground Self-Defense Force also included in the exercise to deal with drones this time. In April this year, an explosion occurred at the Nippon Training Ground in Oita Prefecture during training, killing three and injuring one. The “Type 10 tank” that participated in the training at that time did not participate in the Fuji general fire drill. Instead, the old “Type 90 tank” was used to shoot practice artillery shells that would not explode. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also went to Shizuoka Prefecture today to inspect the exercise. During the exercise, the Self-Defense Forces used rifles with automatic aiming functions to shoot down flying drones; the exercise also included successive shelling of imaginary targets and clearing imaginary enemies in trenches. The long-range missiles introduced by the Japanese government in order to have a “counterattack capability” (the ability to attack enemy bases) also appeared in this year’s exercise. They deployed the “Type 25 high-speed air-to-air missile” launchers equipped by Fuji Station in March this year. In March, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force named the “High-speed Glide for Island Defense” (HVGP) as the “Type 25 High-speed Glide.” This missile has a range of hundreds of kilometers and can fly in irregular orbits. In this exercise, only the launch vehicle of the “Type 25 high-speed missile” was dispatched, without actual shooting, and its figure was also captured and appeared on the exercise screen at the venue. Japan’s Fuji Television Network (FNN) pointed out that this is the first time that the launcher of the “Type 25 high-speed air-to-air missile” has been made public. This exercise dispatched about 3,000 people and used about 50 vehicles, including combat vehicles, armored vehicles, and about 50 howitzers and other artillery pieces. The exercise included day and night operations and used a total of 69.5 metric tons of ammunition. (Compiled by: Yang Weijing) 1150607 Support Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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