The Type 89 is an Assault Rifle manufactured by Howa that chambers the 5.56x45mm NATO round. The weapon is known as Buddy by the JGSDF (Japan Ground Self-Defense Service). The Type 89-F is a variant of the Type 89 with a folding stock rather than the fixed stock, which is what the original Type 89 had. The Type 89-F is categorized as an assault rifle in the Rainbow Six universe. The Type 89-F appears in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Operation Red Crow).