North Korean Threat Prompts Japan To Armor Helo Fleet
Following a gun battle with a North Korean spy boat in the East China Sea last December, Japan's coast guard says it will armor its helicopter fleet. The agency is seeking $49 million in fiscal 2003 for the program. Although details have not been released, installation of armor plates, bullet-proof...
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