Japan deploys Type 16 wheeled combat vehicles for the first time in the southwestern islands. This month they will arrive at the garrison in Naha, where the 15th Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense Forces is being promoted to a division. The strength of the unit will increase from 2,300 to about 3,900, there will be two infantry regiments in one place, the Miyako and Yayama infantry forces will be in command, and a new reconnaissance and combat department will be established. At the same time, armored AMV wheels with increased security will arrive in Okinawa and the Sekishima Islands for the first time - some of the vehicles have already been delivered to Naha. Officials in Tokyo directly cited the Type 16 as a key defense for the southwestern islands amid growing fears of a possible crisis in Taiwan.

Japan deploys Type 16 wheeled combat vehicles for the first time in the southwestern islands. This month they will arrive at the garrison in Naha, where the 15th Brigade of the Ground Self-Defense Forces is being promoted to a division. The strength of the unit will increase from 2,300 to about 3,900, there will be two infantry regiments in one place, the Miyako and Yayama infantry forces will be in command, and a new reconnaissance and combat department will be established. At the same time, armored AMV wheels with increased security will arrive in Okinawa and the Sekishima Islands for the first time - some of the vehicles have already been delivered to Naha. Officials in Tokyo directly cited the Type 16 as a key defense for the southwestern islands amid growing fears of a possible crisis in Taiwan.