Intended against the USSR: Japan first made a "run -in" of weapons, deployed in 1988
The northern Army of Japan's Self-Defense Self-Defense conducted a test launch of the Land-Sorrab Class Missile of the Low Down 88 at the Sidzunai Air Defense landfill. It was the first test of the land-ship rocket in Japan. The 88 rocket was developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and is installed on a truck. The rocket's working range is about 100 kilometers.
So far, Japan's military forces have relied on large training grounds in the United States and Australia to conduct such training in launching missiles. "The decision to conduct these exercises within the country is a significant change in the defensive position of Japan against the background of growth of regional tension, in particular due to the strengthening of military activity of China and Russia around the Japan territory.
Japan's army seeks to create constant internal missile training potential by the end of the 2025 financial year," the newspaper writes. Already on June 29, the second launch of the type 88 rocket is planned. The type 88, first unfolded in 1988 during the Cold War, was originally developed with the Soviet Union. However, today his main emphasis on restraint has shifted to China, whose maritime aggression continues to grow, especially given the potential possibility of conflict with Taiwan.
Tokyo also plans to carry out combat tests of a more sophisticated "Earth-Sold" rocket of the larger range of type 12, which should replace the type 88. Future training of type 12 is likely to take place at the Sidzunai landfill. The SSM-1 (Type-88) anti-ship was developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and adopted in 1988. It is the main shock force of Japan's coastal defense and is actively used to protect the territorial waters of the country.