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Philippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma
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Kosuke Takahashi
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The Philippines has finalized an agreement to acquire five retired Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from Japan. These vessels, intended for coastal defense and anti-submarine warfare, will bolster the Philippine Navy's fleet over the next few years.
The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan to acquire five soon-to-be-retired Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), marking one of Japan’s largest planned transfers of retired naval combatants to a foreign navy and another milestone in Tokyo’s evolving defense equipment transfer policy.
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