Japan Relaxes Arms Export Rules For Global Combat Air Program

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The Japanese cabinet has relaxed the country’s arms export restrictions, a move that will allow the sale of military platforms to a third party—a regulation designed for the joint Global Combat Air Program (GCAP). This follows approval by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner...
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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