Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Coast Guard Special Assault Team
Wars
Iraq War
Production history
Designer
Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute
Manufacturer
Howa
Unit cost
¥347,000 (1998)[2] ¥325,800 (2005)[3]
Produced
1989–present
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
Length
916 mm (36.1 in), (670 mm (26.4 in) Howa Type 89-F)
Barrel length
420 mm (16.5 in)
Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO
Action
short stroke gas piston, rotating bolt.
Rate of fire
750rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
920m/s
Effective firing range
500m
Feed system
20/30-round detachable STANAG magazines
Sights
Iron sights; optical sights can be placed with Weaver or Picatinny railing mount[4]
The Howa Type 89 Assault Rifle (89式小銃, hachi-kyū-shiki-shōjū), referred to as the Type 89 5.56mm Rifle (89式5.56mm小銃, hachi-kyū-shiki-go-ten-go-roku-miri-shōjū),[5][6] is a Japanese assault rifle used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces,[6] the Japan Coast Guard's Special Security Team units,[6] and the Special Assault Team.[7] It has never been exported outside Japan due to its strict Japanese Arms Export Ban.[8] It is known in JGSDF service as Buddy.[6][9]
The Type 89 was introduced to replace the Howa Type 64 battle rifle in frontline units, entering service in 1989. It has remained Japan's principal service rifle since then. Small numbers of the Type 89's successor, the Howa Type 20, were purchased in 2020. The Type 20 is intended to supplement and eventually replace the Type 89.
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