Japan Weighs Options For Attack Helicopter Program

Credit: Japanese Defense Ministry
A Japanese requirement to replace Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters is shaping up as an opportunity for the country to produce a new or updated rotorcraft with a foreign partner, though off-the-shelf products are available, too. The defense ministry may include the acquisition in the five-year...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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