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Japan Replaces UH-60Js...with More UH-60Js

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+ helicopters for the Japan Air Self Defence

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+s for the Japanese military.

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

December 16, 2010

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+ helicopters for the Japan Air Self Defence Force’s search-and-rescue fleet. The deal is worth around $2.3 billion, and includes 20 years of logistics support. The selection was the first result of a new bid evaluation process the Japanese government introduced to increase transparency in defense procurement.

The 40 new UH-60Js will be phased in over a 20-year period and will replace a similar number of older UH-60Js, which currently partner Hawker 800-based U-125 with air rescue squadrons at Akita, Ashiya, Chitose, Hamamatsu, Hyakuri, Komaki, Komatsu, Matsushima, Naha, Niigata and Nyutabaru.

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