The Ministry of Defense of Japan demanded that the United States stop flying AH-1 helicopters in the country.

The requirements of the Ministry of Defense of Japan are primarily related to another incident that occurred with a helicopter belonging to the US Air Force, as previously reported by the Avia.pro information and news resource. In fact, the demands themselves were made by the government of Okinawa, which stated that the ongoing incidents with American military aircraft threaten the safety of Japanese citizens, citing as an example the case when a window fell off a CH-53 helicopter, causing a Japanese teenager to be seriously injured. .

At the moment, we are talking only about a complete ban on flights of AH-1 helicopters, however, experts believe that if cases continue to be detected, the ban may also affect other American military aircraft.

According to experts, most incidents with US military aircraft are due to negligent maintenance, however. among other things, most aircraft and helicopters based at air bases in Japan are simply obsolete and physically worn out, and, for a number of reasons, the US authorities cannot refuse to operate this equipment, which is due to the enormous costs, as well as the actual lack of new technology.

So far, there have been no official statements from the Pentagon.