JAPAN BUDGET CUT WOES

Budget cuts have forced Japan's Defense Agency to delay work on a new tanker aircraft until after 2000. The JDA expected to introduce the first four tankers during its 1996-2000 defense buildup program, but purchases were curtailed by an $8-billion funding cut. Although a type has not been announced...

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