Type 89 Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The Mitsubishi Type 89 (三菱89式装甲戦闘車, Mitsubishi 89-shiki sōkō-sentō-sha) is a Japanese infantry fighting vehicle. Using a chassis manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the vehicle mounts an Oerlikon 35 mm KDE autocannon produced under licence by Japan Steel Works and two Type 79 Jyu-MAT anti-tank missile launchers. The Type 89 entered service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in 1989, although only 68 units had been built by the end of the production in 2004 due to its high procurement cost. An abbreviated designation of the vehicle is 89FV and the Type 89 has a nickname Light Tiger.