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India close to buying Japan-made military aircraft in $1.65 billion deal
Reuters ^ | January 28, 2014

Posted on 01/28/2014 12:20:25 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki

New Delhi: India is set to become the first country since World War Two to buy a military aircraft from Japan, helping Prime Minister Shinzo Abe end a ban on weapons exports that has kept his country's defence contractors out of foreign markets.

The two countries are in broad agreement on a deal for the ShinMaywa Industries amphibious aircraft, which could amount to as much as $1.65 billion, Indian officials said on Tuesday.

However, several details need to be worked out and negotiations will resume in March on joint production of the plane in India and other issues.

New Delhi is likely to buy at least 15 of the planes, which are priced at about $110 million each, the Officials said.

"Its a strategic imperative for both sides, and it has been cleared at the highest levels of the two governments," said an Indian military source.

For the moment, a stripped-down civilian version of the US-2i search and rescue plane is being offered to India, to get around Japan's self-imposed ban on arms exports. A friend or foe identification system will be removed from the aircraft, another defence official said.

The two countries are discussing assembling the aircraft in India, giving India access to Japanese military technology, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.

The plane has a range of over 4,500 km (2,800 miles), which will give it reach far into Southeast Asia from the base where the aircraft are likely to be located, in the Andaman and Nicobar island chain that is near the western tip of Indonesia.

The two governments have set up a joint working group that will meet in March to consider plans to either set up a plant in India to assemble it under licence by an Indian state manufacturer.

(Excerpt) Read more at ndtv.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aerospace; india; japan; shinmaywa

1 posted on 01/28/2014 12:20:26 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

What American company is hurt most by this purchase?


2 posted on 01/28/2014 12:25:46 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: sukhoi-30mki
hmmm,,,,, One of ours with a couple more engines ?


3 posted on 01/28/2014 12:30:08 PM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: piroque

Don’t think so.


4 posted on 01/28/2014 12:33:16 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

I don’t think any American aviation companies build
large seaplanes anymore. Not since the late 50’s early ‘60’s. Closest direct competitor would be a Russian Beriev.


5 posted on 01/28/2014 12:34:51 PM PST by hawkboy
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To: hawkboy

The old HU-16 Albatross , still being updated and in use .


6 posted on 01/28/2014 12:38:27 PM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: SoCal Pubbie
A better side view


7 posted on 01/28/2014 12:41:09 PM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

The way BO is devastating American industry, we may soon be joining them. The Japanese have some awesome military technology. In a previous life, I worked for one of their companies which produces it.


8 posted on 01/28/2014 12:42:08 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: piroque

I wouldn’t fly on one of these. salt water stress corrosion cracking has pretty much made these old birds unusable for
revenue pax service.


9 posted on 01/28/2014 12:44:18 PM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: sukhoi-30mki

10 posted on 01/28/2014 12:48:40 PM PST by Bobalu (Happiness is a fast ISR)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Dornier?


11 posted on 01/28/2014 12:50:00 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: piroque

Seaplanes look like seaplanes. That is all.


12 posted on 01/28/2014 12:51:40 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

What a gorgeous seaplane!


13 posted on 01/28/2014 12:58:43 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I’ve always considered seaplanes to be as dangerous as choppers, but apparently they are safer than regular airplanes, fatality-wise.


14 posted on 01/28/2014 1:16:12 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Good for Japan !


15 posted on 01/28/2014 10:45:02 PM PST by traumer
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