Aircraft
Kawasaki is active in a diverse range of knowledge-intensive facets of the aviation industry, and is one of Japan’s leading aircraft and engine manufacturers.
The Company has played a major role as the prime contractor for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) T-4 intermediate jet trainer and the P-3C antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane. It is now also the prime contractor for the development of two large, next-generation aircraft, the P-X maritime patrol airplane and the C-X transport aircraft, on which work has already begun.
Kawasaki also manufactures a variety of helicopters in a range of sizes, including the BK117, jointly developed and manufactured with Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH of Germany. It produces the CH-47J / JA helicopter, and developed and produces the OH-1 light observation helicopter as the prime contractor for the MOD. Prime contractor status was granted to Kawasaki for manufacturing the airframe and engine of the MCH-101/CH-101 helicopter used for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) and transportation in the Antarctic. Other initiatives include R&D on a variety of helicopters, experimental flights of medical helicopters and research into other uses of helicopters.
In the civil aircraft business, the Company focuses much of its energy on the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft. It is involved in joint development and production of the Boeing 767 and 777 with The Boeing Company of the U.S., and the Embraer 170, 175, 190 and 195 jets with the Brazilian manufacturer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer).
The Company has played a major role as the prime contractor for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) T-4 intermediate jet trainer and the P-3C antisubmarine warfare patrol airplane. It is now also the prime contractor for the development of two large, next-generation aircraft, the P-X maritime patrol airplane and the C-X transport aircraft, on which work has already begun.
Kawasaki also manufactures a variety of helicopters in a range of sizes, including the BK117, jointly developed and manufactured with Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH of Germany. It produces the CH-47J / JA helicopter, and developed and produces the OH-1 light observation helicopter as the prime contractor for the MOD. Prime contractor status was granted to Kawasaki for manufacturing the airframe and engine of the MCH-101/CH-101 helicopter used for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) and transportation in the Antarctic. Other initiatives include R&D on a variety of helicopters, experimental flights of medical helicopters and research into other uses of helicopters.
In the civil aircraft business, the Company focuses much of its energy on the joint international development and production of large passenger aircraft. It is involved in joint development and production of the Boeing 767 and 777 with The Boeing Company of the U.S., and the Embraer 170, 175, 190 and 195 jets with the Brazilian manufacturer Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer).
