Kawasaki P-1
RIAT 2015 witnessed a British airshow 'first' when the JMSDF displayed two examples of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft - one static (5507) and one flying (5504). It was also the first time any Japanese military aircraft had taken part in a European flying display.
As the successor to the P-3C, the P-1 is used for prolonged, extensive patrols in the sea areas surrounding Japan.
The P-1 is a totally new aircraft that was developed and manufactured domestically, including the airframe, the engines and the patrol systems.
With its latest technologies, the P-1 flies faster and has a greater range and useful load than the P-3C, enabling it to patrol the extensive sea areas surrounding Japan for many hours.
Info from Kawasaki at: global.kawasaki.com/en/mobility/air/aircrafts/p_1.html
Kawasaki P-1
RIAT 2015 witnessed a British airshow 'first' when the JMSDF displayed two examples of its Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft - one static (5507) and one flying (5504). It was also the first time any Japanese military aircraft had taken part in a European flying display.
As the successor to the P-3C, the P-1 is used for prolonged, extensive patrols in the sea areas surrounding Japan.
The P-1 is a totally new aircraft that was developed and manufactured domestically, including the airframe, the engines and the patrol systems.
With its latest technologies, the P-1 flies faster and has a greater range and useful load than the P-3C, enabling it to patrol the extensive sea areas surrounding Japan for many hours.
Info from Kawasaki at: global.kawasaki.com/en/mobility/air/aircrafts/p_1.html