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Military aircraft. Japan approves record defence budget

Tokyo, Japan - The Asian country will spend most of the amount to buy fighter planes, maritime patrol aircraft, drones and tilt-rotors

Japan’s government passed a record 4.98 trillion yen (36.1 billion Euros) defence budget for the fiscal year starting in April, 2.8% more than previous year. Tokyo will spend most of this amount to buy airplanes, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and tilt-rotor aircraft. The shopping list includes 6 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets and 20 P-1 maritime patrol airplane produced by Kawasaki Heavy I...

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Rome, Italy, 01/14/2015 12:38
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