Japan cleared to buy 4 E-2D Hawkeye

Japan has requested a possible sale of four E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW& C aircraft, ten (10) T56-A-427A engines (8 installed and 2 spares), eight (8) Multifunction Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT), four (4) APY-9 Radars, modifications, spare and repair parts. The estimated cost is $1.7 billion.
The principal contractor will be Northrop Grumman .
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