07 September 2021

Tokyo looking for new ELINT aircraft to replace JMSDF's EP-3C fleet

by Alessandra Giovanzanti

The Japan Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) is looking for a new electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft to replace the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) ageing fleet of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) EP-3C ELINT platforms.

In a request for information (RFI) issued on 3 September, ATLA stated that it is looking for companies willing to support an “analysis of alternatives” regarding the acquisition of a new ELINT aircraft, both in terms of the airframe and the on-board equipment, adding that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) would also be considered as baseline platforms.

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