Hawkeye Sale To Japan

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced a proposed $1.7 billion E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft sale to Japan.

The Japanese government has requested four Northrop Grumman-built Hawkeye aircraft and related spare parts and equipment, according to the June 1 DSCA announcement.

"This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States," according to DSCA. "Japan is one of the major political and economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and a key partner of the United States in ensuring peace and stability in that region. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist Japan in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives and the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security."