Defense of Japan 2008
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East Asian Strategic Review 2008
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Number of Major Aircraft and Performance Specifications
(As of March 31, 2006)
| Se-rvice | Model Type |
Model | Use | Number | Maxi- mum Speed (knots) |
Crew (num- ber) |
Full Length (m) |
Full Width (m) |
Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSDF | Fixed-wing | LR-1 | Liaison and Reconnaissance | 9 | 290 | 2 (5) | 10 | 12 | Turboprop, twin-engines |
| LR-2 | Liaison and reconnaissance | 6 | 300 | 2 (8) | 14 | 18 | Turboprop, twin-engines | ||
| Rotary-wing | AH-1S | Anti-tank | 84 | 120 | 2 | 14 | 3 | Turboshaft | |
| OH-6D | Observation | 140 | 140 | 1 (3) | 7 | 2 | Turboshaft | ||
| OH-1 | Observation | 22 | 140 | 2 | 12 | 3 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | ||
| UH-1H/J | Utility | 158 | 120 | 2 (11) | 12/13 | 3 | Turboshaft | ||
| CH-47J/JA | Transport | 53 | 150/140 | 3 (55) | 16 | 4/5 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | ||
| UH-60JA | Utility | 26 | 150 | 2 (12) | 16 | 3 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | ||
| AH-64D | Combat | 2 | 150 | 2 | 18 | 6 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | ||
| MSDF | Fixed-wing | P-3C | Patrol | 96 | 400 | 11 | 36 | 30 | Turboprop, four-engines |
| Rotary-wing | SH-60J | Patrol | 89 | 150 | 3 | 15 | 3 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | |
| SH-60K | Patrol | 8 | 140 | 4 | 20 | 16 | Turboshaft, twin-engines | ||
| MH-53E | Minesweeping and transport | 10 | 160 | 7 | 22 | 6 | Turboshaft, triple engines | ||
| ASDF | Fixed-wing | F-15J/DJ | Combat | 203 | 2.5 mach | 1/2 | 19 | 13 | Turbofan, twin-engines |
| F-4EJ | Combat | 91 | 2.2 mach | 2 | 19 | 12 | Turbojet, twin-engines | ||
| F-1 | Combat | 7 | 1.6 mach | 1 | 18 | 8 | Turbofan, twin-engines | ||
| F-2A/B | Combat | 68 | 2 mach | 1/2 | 16 | 11 | Turbofan, one-engine | ||
| RF-4E/EJ | Reconnaissance | 27 | 2.2 mach/ 1.8 mach |
2 | 19 | 12 | Turbojet, twin-engines | ||
| C-1 | Transport | 26 | 440 | 5 (60) | 29 | 31 | Turbofan, twin-engines | ||
| C-130H | Transport | 16 | 340 | 5 (92) | 30 | 40 | Turboprop, four-engines | ||
| E-2C | Early warning | 13 | 330 | 5 | 18 | 25 | Turboprop, twin-engines | ||
| E-767 | Early warning and control | 4 | 0.8 mach | 20 | 49 | 48 | Turbofan, twin-engines | ||
| Rotary-wing | CH-47J | Transport | 7 | 150 | 3 (55) | 16 | 4 | Turboshaft, twin-engines |
Notes:
- The number of aircraft possessed indicates numbers registered in the national property ledger as of March 31, 2006.
- Parenthetical figures in the item "Crew" represents the number of people transported.
- F-4EJs include 84 improved versions of the F-4EJ.
