The Japanese Ministry of Defence published its yearly defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2021, which is running from April 2021 to March 2022. As various parts in the budget are requests, the actual number of procurements and the amount of spending are still subject to change and the whole needs approval by the parliament.
The aviation related subjects in the FY2021 defense budget request are:
Development of a stand-off electronic warfare aircraft based on the Kawasaki C-2 2x C-2 4x F-35A with associated equipment 2x F-35B with associated equipment 5x UH-60J II Improvement of capability of F-15 Improvement of capability of F-2 (anti-ship) Development of F-X 3x P-1 Life extension programme for 4x P-3C Refurbishment of 1x SH-60K to rescue specifications Life extension programme for 3x SH-60K Procurement of 1x US-2 Refurbishment of second Izumo-class destroyer for F-35B operations 7x UH-2s Development of Saga Garrison for V-22 operations
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