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The Shin Meiwa PS-1 and US-1A is a large STOL aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (SAR) work respectively by Japanese aircraft manufacturer Shin Meiwa. The PS-1 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant is a flying boat which carried its own beaching gear on board, while the search-and-rescue (SAR) orientated US-1A is a true amphibian.
Shin Meiwa US-1A
Head-on view of a JMSDF US-1A parked on land
A pair of US-1As led by a US-2 performing an aerial demonstration above MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, 2011
US-1A flying boat
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ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. is a Japanese industrial conglomerate descended from the Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa during 1992. Prior to this, the company was also known as Shin Meiwa Industry co., Ltd. (SMIC).
Head-on view of a JMSDF US-1A parked on land