Regarding the Ground Self Defense Force new rifles and new pistols that are included in the Rough Year 2 budget request, we have evaluated the performance etc. after obtaining three types of reference rifles as reference products. "HOWA 5.56" (Toyo Kogyo) was selected as the new rifle, and "SFP9" (HECKLER & KOCH) was selected as the new pistol.
(Reference 2) Three varieties acquired as reference items for the new handgun
① SFP9 (made by Germany HECKLER & KOCH), ② APX (made by Italy BERETTA),
③Glock17 (Made in Austria and GLOCK)