JMSDF 18th Air Corp : Ready, Locked, Loaded...Hunting To Go !
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Can our US-2s carry Harpoon missiles or no?
Im more interested in this this fellow. Find this airframe fascinating.
What India does with them ONCE they are in country is irrelevant. However, there is no need to needlessly equip what is primary a search and rescue aircraft with the Harpoon when the excellent and much more capable weapons platform in the P-8I exists.
Nope. By constitution(so far anyway), Japan cannot sell weaponized systems I believe. @Nihonjin1051
What India does with them ONCE they are in country is irrelevant. However, there is no need to needlessly equip what is primary a search and rescue aircraft with the Harpoon when the excellent and much more capable weapons platform in the P-8I exists.
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They were designed for SAR, so probably not. There's no evidence to suggest they've been armed by Japan, so India would have to modify the design and software/hardware to arm a US-2.
No hardpoints or weapon stations on this.
India is expected to use them for SAR as well:
India looks to acquire 18 ShinMaywa US-2 amphibians - 9/4/2014 - Flight Global
Type 91 and P-1:
Yes it can.
The ShinMaywa can be augmented to carry it. In fact the ShinMaywa US-1 is the ASW version of the US-2. Tho the US-2 can be converted for ASW capabilities....
That clause , specifically the arms ban, has been effectively amended.
Tho I agree with you in that what India wishes to do AFTER she purchased the craft is up to India.
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