Boeing Sits Out Japanese Fighter Programs, Moots More KC-46 Orders

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JASDF Boeing F-15J.
Credit: Chen Chuanren
After a highly anticipated Boeing F-15J upgrade project led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as prime contractor was suspended, Boeing is now in a holding pattern ready to support Japanese fighter programs. Japanese media had previously reported that the JPY39 billion ($352 million) contract, budgeted...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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