T-6 Edges Out PC-7, Hurkus For Japan's Basic Trainer Requirement

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Credit: Textron Aviation Defense
The Japanese Defense Ministry has selected Textron Aviation's T-6 Texan II for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force basic trainer program. The T-6 and its related ground-based training systems edged out the Pilatus PC-7 MKX and Turkish Aerospace Industries' Hurkus. It will eventually replace around 48...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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