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Japan lines up AH-X contenders
The Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) in Japan’s MoD has invited companies to provide information for its next combat helicopter to succeed the Fuji-Bell AH-1S under its AH-X requirement.
The JGSDF procured 90 AH-1S Cobras from 1982-2000. A total of 59 AH-1S helicopters remained as at March 2017, but ...
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