Japan Contracts FHI For 412-Based UH-X Development

Credit: Bell 412: Bell Helicopter
BEIJING – The Japanese defense ministry has contracted Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) to develop an army utility variant of the Bell 412 helicopter, despite rivals Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Airbus questioning the choice of the old type in July over their own all-new offering for the...
Bradley Perrett

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

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