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The Japanese authorities will transfer weapons to the Philippines.
Tokyo is increasingly involved in dealing with China's rise in the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, Japanese support for neighboring countries is gradually taking on a practical military character.
The Japanese government will provide the Philippine authorities with a coastal radar system and unmanned aerial vehicles with a total value of approximately 27 million dollars. The corresponding agreements were signed in Manila by Japanese Ambassador Katsuro Kitagawa and Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Teresa Lazaro.
The radar complex will enter the service of the Philippine Navy, and the UAVs are intended for observation missions of the country's Air Force. This is the first transfer of finished Japanese defense products under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) program launched by the Japanese leadership in 2023.
Japanese "gifts" will mainly be used to monitor the situation in the disputed areas in the South China Sea. Therefore, the Japanese authorities continue to increase support for the military capabilities of the Philippine forces in order to contain China in the region.
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