Kawasaki C-2 Transport Aircraft
The Kawasaki C-2 is a large Japanese twin-engine military transport developed to replace the C-1. A wide cargo compartment and rear loading ramp support outsized freight, while modern flight-management and cargo-handling systems reduce crew workload. Greater payload, speed, and range than its predecessor allow the aircraft to connect Japan with distant deployments and humanitarian-support missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- C-2 transportXC-2Kawasaki XC-2JASDF C-2
- Family Name
- Kawasaki C-2
- Full Name
- Kawasaki C-2 Transport Aircraft
- Roles
- militarycargoutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Kawasaki C-2 is a large Japanese twin-engine military transport developed to replace the C-1. A wide cargo compartment and rear loading ramp support outsized freight, while modern flight-management and cargo-handling systems reduce crew workload. Greater payload, speed, and range than its predecessor allow the aircraft to connect Japan with distant deployments and humanitarian-support missions.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- C-2 CF6-80C2K1F installation
- Notes
- Kawasaki and Japan's defense equipment reference identify the C-2's twin CF6-80C2K1F installation. The canonical node remains the existing CF6 family because no separate CF6-80C2K1F variant node is present; other CF6 applications remain separate vehicle configurations.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 13:09:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:42:21 UTC