AQS-24A airborne mine hunting system.
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a series of follow-on contracts by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to supply three additional AQS-24A airborne mine hunting systems. The contracts, which also include airborne electronics and ground-based support equipment, follow an initial contract awarded in October 2011 for Northrop Grumman to deliver Japan's first AQS-24A.
The JMSDF will use all four complete AQS-24A airborne mine hunting sonar systems on its new MCH-101 helicopters.
The award of the airborne electronics work marks the culmination of a technology transition with Japan, which allows for certain components of the airborne electronics to be manufactured in Japan.
The equipment support effort represents the initial establishment of in-country support capability and infrastructure for the AQS-24A, which will eventually enable the JMSDF to provide full logistics support for the AQS-24A systems.
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