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Enviado: Qui Set 22, 2016 6:04 am
US approves sale of KC-46A aircraft to Japan
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
22 September 2016
The US State Department has approved the sale of four KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft, with related equipment and support, to Japan for an estimated cost of USD1.9 billion.
The sale was approved under the US Foreign Military Sales programme, and includes one additional spare Pratt &Whitney PW4062 turbofan engine. Each of the four airframes is powered by a pair of the same power plant.
Tokyo announced in October 2015 that it has selected the KC-46A platform to meet the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF's) requirement for additional air-to-air refuelling and transportation needs.
According to a news release published by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 21 September, each KC-46A will also be delivered installed with defensive systems that include Raytheon's ALR-69A radar warning receiver, and Northrop Grumman's AN/AAQ-24(V) large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) system.
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
22 September 2016
The US State Department has approved the sale of four KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft, with related equipment and support, to Japan for an estimated cost of USD1.9 billion.
The sale was approved under the US Foreign Military Sales programme, and includes one additional spare Pratt &Whitney PW4062 turbofan engine. Each of the four airframes is powered by a pair of the same power plant.
Tokyo announced in October 2015 that it has selected the KC-46A platform to meet the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF's) requirement for additional air-to-air refuelling and transportation needs.
According to a news release published by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 21 September, each KC-46A will also be delivered installed with defensive systems that include Raytheon's ALR-69A radar warning receiver, and Northrop Grumman's AN/AAQ-24(V) large aircraft infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) system.