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India close to conclude purchase of Japanese US-2 amphibious aircraft

Tokyo, Japan - It would be Tokyo's first military export after years of ban

According to rumours, India is very close to sign the contract for the purchase of several ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft (at least 15, reportedly): the agreement might be inked this week, during the four-day visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tokyo. It would be the first sale of a Japanese finished product after the ban, which was self-imposed in 1967 and eased in 2011, to the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1152518
Rome, Italy, 05/27/2013 15:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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