KHI Drops Civil C-2 Version As Military Deliveries Proceed

Credit: C2: Hunini
BEIJING—Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has dropped a plan to build a civil version of its C-2 military airlifter, deterred by the cost of achieving civil airworthiness certification. The key issue driving up the cost of the civil version has probably been a lack of civil oversight in the now...
Bradley Perrett

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

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