Japanese Self-Defense Forces in the near future will increase the opportunities for early warning of enemy aircraft. The US government has approved the sale of Japan's nine aircraft AWACS E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the amount of 3,14 billion, reports “military parity” with reference to the portal defensenews.com.
Japan says, that the AWACS aircraft received from the United States will be used in conjunction with the F-35 to counter the increased power of China and North Korea. The Japan Self-Defense Forces currently have 13 old aircraft E-2C Hawkeye and four modern E-767. The signed contract provides for the first delivery of four E-2Ds in the amount of 633 million dollars. Also under the signed contract, USA will supply Japan 28 turboprop engines T56-A-427A engines (18 on airplanes and 10 additional), 10 radar APY-9 (9 on aircraft and one additional) and other related equipment.
According to reports, In total, Japan bought American weapons for almost 20 billion. dollars. Deliveries include fifth-generation F-35 aircraft, BIUS Aegis, tanker aircraft KC-46, Global Hawk drones, Osprey MV-22 convertible, AWACS aircraft E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.
