Japan To Get Local Amraam Assembly Facility

u.s. air force working on an AIM-120 amraam
Credit: Senior Airman Camren Ray/Ohio National Guard
The Japanese and U.S. defense chiefs have agreed to establish an RTX AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (Amraam) final assembly and check-out (FACO) facility in Japan to increase production and diversify supply sources. The plan was finalized following a meeting between Japanese...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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