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US approves possible sale of early-warning planes to Japan

11th September 2018 - 10:37 GMT | by ​Agence France-Presse in Washington

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The US State Department said on 10 September that it is ready to approve the sale of up to nine early-warning military planes to Japan, in a sale worth more than $3 billion.

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, made by Northrop Grumman, are equipped with powerful radars that can detect other planes and ships at long range.

Worth an estimated $3.1 billion, the deal would also include associated technology and spare engines.

Congress has 30 days to raise objections to the sale, though this is unlikely given that Japan is a close US ally.

The State Department said: ‘It is vital to US national interests to assist Japan in developing and maintaining a strong and effective self-defense capability.’

​Agence France-Presse

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