Japan could be the first export customer of the MQ-8C as the country prepares to shop for 20 unmanned helicopters to deploy aboard naval ships.
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The helicopters will be unique by having radiation sensors. Drawing on lessons learn during the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The Yomiuri Shimbun says a winner will be selected in fiscal 2022, with the procurement starting in fiscal 2023.