Japan is considering using its Kawasaki C-2 tactical transport aircraft to carry and airdrop stand-off missiles. Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering mounting long-range missiles on Kawasaki C-2 ...

TOKYO—Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is looking at methods to lower its C-2 strategic airlifter’s production costs, a key concern for the Japan Defense Ministry (JMOD) and potential export customers.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMOD) is considering using its Kawasaki C-2 tactical transports to launch missiles mounted on pallets from the aircraft’s cargo ramp. The JMOD sees the C-2 ...

Kawasaki is developing the C-2 to replace for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's C-1As and C-130Hs. The C-2 is a twin-engine tactical transport aircraft powered by General Electric CF6-80C2 ...

Japan is set to use its indigenously developed Kawasaki C-2 airlifter as the base platform for its stand-off EW aircraft. Pictured here is the separate RC-2 ELINT version of the aircraft. (Japanese ...