It is a shame that Japanese law forbids export of military equipment as there were some overseas interest in this aircraft.
Check 6, e-mail, 19.08.2010 07:28
Maybe they can make a civil variant, like the C-130 and L100. There would be a market for cargo carrying.
Hiroyuki Takeuchi, e-mail, 30.01.2009 05:20
I see this plane flying regularly but at airshows they demonstrate amazing maneuvrability for such a large plane. It is a shame that Japanese law forbids export of military equipment as there were some overseas interest in this aircraft.
Kawasaki has now completed its replacement, which is a much larger plane with similar layout. http://www.khi.co.jp/khi_news/2007data/c3070704-1.htm