Japan to provide radar system for Mongolian air force as security aid

Japan will provide Mongolia's air force with an air traffic control radar system in its first provision of official security assistance to the strategically important, landlocked nation between China and Russia.The project under the defense aid framework, which is intended to help Japan deepen security ties with like-minded nations, will cost 1.3 billion yen ($8.7 million) in total, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia Masaru Igawahara and Mongolian Defense Minister Sandag Byambatsogt signed documents regarding the radar provision earlier this month in …READ FULL ARTICLE