Japan to buy 17 V-22s and 3 RQ-4s under new five-year Mid-Term Defense Program

Japan’s new five-year Mid-Term Defense Program will include purchase of 17 V-22s and three Global Hawks.

There will be funding for four new early-warning aircraft and three new aerial tankers as well.

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