Gifu Test Center, located on Gifu Air Base (Kakamigahara City), conduct test and evaluation of aircrafts, aircraft engines, avionics, other components and guided munitions.

The rotorcraft for flight test （BK-117）flies as a testbed, target, camera ship or range surveillance ship.

The vehicle equipped with telemetric devices, receives data transmitted from test subjects, and processes them for real-time monitoring.

The new maritime patrol helicopter has been developed to improve the capability of the SH-60K to ensure superiority in anti-submarine warfare and to deal with complexed situations in the sea areas surrounding Japan.
　The test force, stationed at Atsugi Air Base conducts the flight test in cooperation with JMSDF.