Northrop 'in talks with Japan' about cutting-edge air defense system
SOTARO YUMAE
FAIRFORD, U.K. -- Northrop Grumman is talking to Japan about introducing its latest air defense system as the security environment in Asia becomes increasingly tense, Kenneth Todorov, vice president at the U.S. defense company, told Nikkei.
Todorov was interviewed at the Royal International Air Tattoo, one of the world's largest military aircraft air shows, that opened Friday here in southern England.
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