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First F-35s on the Way to Australia
December 6, 2018![](https://www.c4defence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/35a7a7e3-4814-407f-9d6a-831b7fdcb289-1.jpg)
A Dragon in Central America
December 8, 2018Japan’s Hawkeyes to 2020
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US signed a new agreement with Northrop Grumman under the FMS (Foreign Military Sales). Under the agreement, Japan's second batch of 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s manufacturing process will be started.
On October 12, Japan announced the signing of a new US $ 3 billion agreement. Under the agreement, nine additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft will be procured for the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force. The first decision for its procurement E-2D planes were submitted in 2014 and the first party of. Japan, has announced an agreement of 945 million US Dollars for the first party aircraft.