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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:41 pm 
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Perhaps more Z model (ex-USMC) Cobras for use aboard the Hyuga and Izumo class carriers? Or more Apaches like the ones that were formerly on HMS Ocean?

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Japan sets naval-friendly requirement in search to replace AH-1S Cobra fleet
By: Mike Yeo   1 day ago

TOKYO — Japan is requiring its new attack helicopters be equipped for shipboard operations, as the country looks to replace its legacy Bell/Fuji Heavy Industries AH-1S Cobra attack helos.
Japan’s request for information issued earlier this year called for the new helicopters to be marinized and able to operate from “expeditionary airfields or sea bases,”, said retired Lt. Gen. George Trautman, an adviser to Bell.
Speaking to Defense News at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo, the former U.S. Marine aviator and commander of Marine Corps aviation said the RFI requested pricing and information for “30, 40 and 50” helicopters. He added that a request for proposals is expected in the next three to four months.
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