Japan, Philippines Fast-Track Used Warship Transfer
Japan and the Philippines are working to fast-track the transfer of used naval destroyers and potentially aircraft from Japan to the Philippines. Defense ministers from both nations have met to discuss the timing and establish a working group for this initiative.
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Japan, Philippines to fast-track transfer of navy destroyers
Japan’s defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit Tuesday to Manila, aiming for the “early transfer” of Abukuma-class destroyers to the archipelago nation. The two countries’ shared grievances over Chinese territorial claims have seen them draw increasingly close in recent years, including the signing of a reciprocal access agreement allowing for the deployment of troops on each other’s territory. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s visit came...
By Agence France-Presse
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Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro reached a wide-ranging deal to further promote defense equipment and technology cooperation.
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