Japan to buy nine more E-2D aircraft from the United States
An E-2D AEW&C aircraft in US Navy service.
Japan announced on 12 October that it will acquire nine E-2Ds from the US in addition to the four it has already ordered. (US Navy)
“The E-2C [Hawkeye airborne early warning] aircraft are expected to retire … in the coming 10 years, and thinking about the severe security environment, it is absolutely necessary to replace them with the E-2Ds, which have more capabilities,” Iwaya said during a press conference.
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