Would you give Japan its military back?

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by Guza

haha yeah, for some reason i can see japan making real life gundams xDD

I was actually referring to the US Navy making that suit of armour a while back.

[JohnBraden]

Originally Posted by BobbyCooper

Sure! Doesn't Japan have a defensive military these days too? Germany has about 300k soldiers who help their allies almost every time..

Japan should have a similar unit if they do not already have that!

How does the Japanese military look like these days?

Japan Self-Defense Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BobbyCooper]

Originally Posted by JohnBraden

Japan Self-Defense Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oh lol I could have taken a look there by myself first but thanks for the link.

Everything is similar to what we have here in Germany. They should maybe get some more then we do because of the situation with NK.

[siokan]

Unit price of arms = Very high
Employment cost = Very high

To the dear United States
The price of arms is terrible and it is high. Cut the price a little. (´・ω・`)
The pocket money to the U.S. military that stations it is high.
.........cut the price a little. ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

P.S.
The F-4 grandpa is a near death. Send a young man early.

[tangomike]

Originally Posted by siokan

Unit price of arms = Very high
Employment cost = Very high

To the dear United States
The price of arms is terrible and it is high. Cut the price a little. (´・ω・`)
The pocket money to the U.S. military that stations it is high.
.........cut the price a little. ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡

P.S.
The F-4 grandpa is a near death. Send a young man early.

oh man the F-4....i cant beleive we still have some of that in service. Time to get some new F-22s over there for aerial defense

[Ryzorian]

F22's cost like 35 Million a pop...how many do you want?...Why you think the US is going to drones..

[ColinHowell]

Originally Posted by tangomike

oh man the F-4....i cant beleive we still have some of that in service. Time to get some new F-22s over there for aerial defense

From what I can see, the only F-4s left in service with the U.S. military are aerial target drones serving with the Air Force's 82d Aerial Targets Squadron.

siokan was talking about the Japan Air Self Defense Force, which still flies a number of Mitsubishi-built F-4s as second-line fighters. It also flies Mitsubishi-built F-15s and the Mitsubishi/Lockheed-Martin F-2 (a development of the F-16). It's been looking for a replacement for a while, and according to this news report it is currently choosing between the F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the F/A-18 Super Hornet. (Japan had also considered the F-22, but that's not really an option now, since the U.S. Congress never approved an export version of that aircraft and has now shut down production because of our own budget problems.)

Japan has not yet made its final decision, but given the long delays in the F-35 program, and the fact that Japan likes to closely coordinate its forces with U.S. forces, which would be harder with an aircraft type never used by the U.S., the Super Hornet now appears to be the most likely choice. Whatever the choice, the F-4s would be retired, and the F-15s would move into the second-line role.

By the way, Germany and South Korea also still fly a number of F-4s as well. Unsurprisingly, both countries are in the process of replacing them.

[Ghap]

This topic seems to be going of tangent a little.

My opinion!

Should Japan be allowed an armed force?

Yes...Everybody else has one.

Ultra-nationalism is a thing of the past century.

As for US bases in Japan (or other places) if both parties agree fair enough....but if not maybe the US should start paying rent at least.

[siokan]

It is Fighter aircraft to want Japan.
The wanted one is not Multirole combat aircraft. ｡･ﾟ･(ﾉД`)･ﾟ･｡
Because Japan's training time is more than other countries, the situation is serious.
Scrambling : about 300 times a year.
A lot of years that are are 1000 times.
(opponent:Ru~~~a,Ch~~a,N k~~ea,S kor~~)

It's been looking for a replacement for a while, and according to this news report it is currently choosing between the F-35 Lightning II, the Eurofighter Typhoon, and the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

F-22 impossible love
F-35 Are you ok?
Typhoon bargaining point is fearful
F-18 better than nothing

[termogard]

Originally Posted by siokan

(opponent:Ru~~~a,Ch~~a,N k~~ea,S kor~~)

If you want to be an opponent of Ru~~~a, you need to have at least a nuc~~ar triad.