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Small arms1989–present
Assault rifle
Howa Type 89 is a assault rifle originating in Japan. It was built by Howa. Reported operators include Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Coast Guard Special Assault Team.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.916 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.916 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.916 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Assault rifle
Japan
1989–present
Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Coast Guard Special Assault Team
Iraq War
Defense Agency Technical Research and Development Institute
Howa
¥ 347,000 (1998) ¥ 325,800 (2005)
1989–present
See Variants
3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
916 mm (36.1 in), (670 mm (26.4 in) Howa Type 89-F)
420 mm (16.5 in)
5.56×45mm NATO
short stroke gas piston, rotating bolt.
750 rounds/min
920 m/s
500 m
20/30-round detachable STANAG magazines
Iron sights ; optical sights can be placed with Weaver or Picatinny railing mount
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howa Type 89 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Japan
Sri LankaReported count for Type 89 (YW-534). Service scope: Sri Lanka Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 40. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ZimbabweJapan Self-Defense Forces Japan Coast Guard Special Assault Team
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