The first of up to 27 Raytheon Aircraft U-125As earmarked for the search-and-rescue role has been delivered to Japan, where mission-system performance testing is now being carried out by Fuji Heavy Industries. Fuji is Japan's prime-subcontractor on the programme. The formal handover of the first aircraft to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force will take place in the first quarter of this year.
Source: Flight International