Japan cleared to buy E-2D

The U.S. State Department has cleared the sale of four E-2D early warning aircraft to Japan. The estimated cost of the entire sales package is around $1.7 billion.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott/Released (An E-2D Hawkeye flies over Naval Base Norfolk) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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