The Manila Times on Nostr: Philippines to buy 5 coast guard ships from Japan ========== The Philippines has ...
Philippines to buy 5 coast guard ships from Japan
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The Philippines has agreed to buy five coast guard patrol ships from Japan in a deal worth more than $400 million. Japan will loan the Philippines 64.38 billion yen ($413 million) to buy the five 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels and pay for the "development of the required support facilities." The Philippine Coast Guard currently has two 97-meter patrol vessels. In recent months, its vessels have been involved in several collisions with Chinese coast guard ships in the South China Sea. Japan and the Philippines are negotiating a defense pact. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, brushing off rival claims from other countries.
#Philippines #Japan #CoastGuardShips #SouthChinaSea
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/05/18/news/national/philippines-to-buy-5-coast-guard-ships-from-japan/1947147
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The Philippines has agreed to buy five coast guard patrol ships from Japan in a deal worth more than $400 million. Japan will loan the Philippines 64.38 billion yen ($413 million) to buy the five 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels and pay for the "development of the required support facilities." The Philippine Coast Guard currently has two 97-meter patrol vessels. In recent months, its vessels have been involved in several collisions with Chinese coast guard ships in the South China Sea. Japan and the Philippines are negotiating a defense pact. Beijing claims most of the South China Sea, brushing off rival claims from other countries.
#Philippines #Japan #CoastGuardShips #SouthChinaSea
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/05/18/news/national/philippines-to-buy-5-coast-guard-ships-from-japan/1947147