Tokyo air expo draws BAE and Airbus as Japan boosts defense budget

Next-gen fighter and unmanned helicopter among tech on display from over 600 companies

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Airbus exhibited its VSR700 unmanned helicopter at the Japan International Aerospace Exhibition in Tokyo on Oct 16. (Photo by Shinnosuke Nagatomi)

SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's biggest aerospace trade show opened in Tokyo on Wednesday, with defense companies spotlighting the latest in airpower to be adopted by the country's Self-Defense Forces as defense spending ramps up.

The Japan International Aerospace Exhibition, which runs through Saturday, has drawn over 600 companies and organizations from 23 nations and jurisdictions.

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