Japan has allowed the export of Japanese-made parts for Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers to Britain for use in warships, it was learned Monday.
Because the parts made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. <7012> are widely used in civilian equipment, the government has found that their export does not run counter to Japan's arms export ban, a government source said.
Kawasaki Heavy manufactures gas turbine engines for MSDF destroyers in a technological partnership with Britain's Rolls-Royce PLC.
