BUDGET CUTS postpone JDA tanker buy

JAPAN'S DEFENSE AGENCY has decided to postpone introduction of tanker aircraft until after 2000. The program called for introduction of the first four tankers during the Defense Buildup Five Year Program (1996-200), but defense budget cuts of $8 billion forced a slip in the schedule. The tanker has...

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