Japan's Army Subaru AH-64DJP Apache Longbow M230 30mm Chain Gun Live-Fire / UH-1J, UH-60JA, CH-47J

An AH-64DJP Apache Longbow attack helicopter of the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) conducted live-fire training with a 30 mm machine gun during the Fuji Comprehensive Firepower Exercise. Japan ordered 50 AH-64Ds, which were built under license by Fuji Heavy Industries (Currently Subaru Corporation) , designated "AH-64DJP". The first helicopter was delivered to the JGSDF in early 2006. The order was halted after 13 aircraft were delivered due to cost. In 2017, it was announced that the targeting systems of the 13 aircraft would be upgraded. One was destroyed in a crash in February 2018 with the deaths of both crew.

In December 2022, the Japanese government decided to replace 12 AH-64D, 47 AH-1S, 33 OH-1, and 26 U-125A with unmanned aerial vehicles. Japan plans to increase its defense budget from 1.24% of GDP in fiscal 2021 to around 2.0% within 10 years, and has decided to retire these helicopters and aircraft as part of an effort to spend its defense budget efficiently.

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