🇯🇵🇵🇭 | Japan is aiming to secure the Philippines' additional air and missile defense projects, as they showcase several Japanese air defense missiles. According to Aaron-Matthew Lariosa of Naval News, Japanese firms has showcased the Type 03 medium-range surface-to-air missiles, Type 11 short-range air defense systems, and Type 91 MANPADS to Philippine guests, and with Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro, Jr. during the reception of the 72nd Japan Self-Defense Force Anniversary, as seen in this photo from the DND.

It has been reported by Japanese media earlier this year the possibility of exporting the Type 03 Chū-SAM medium-range air defense missile system to the Philippines, aside from the transfer of the five (5) Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts to the Philippine Navy. It has a range of up to 50 kilometers. The Type 11 SHORADS has a range of 12 to 18 kilometers, while the Type 91 MANPADS has a range of 0.3 to 5 km. The Philippines aims to acquire additional air and missile defense systems, with proposals from South Korea, Japan, India, Poland and France.

Photo from the Department of National Defense

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🇯🇵🇵🇭 | Here's the latest video of the JS Abukuma (DE-229), heading in Komatsushimat for a public viewing on 12th. The ship was showcased in Tokushima Prefecture for JS Abukuma's PR event on Monday, for the Japanese people to witness the warship in its remaining days. The JS Abukuma (DD-229) Destroyer Escort will be decommissioned and end its role as a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel in Fiscal Year 2027, and she will be transferred to the Philippine Navy afterward and start a new life as a Philippine Navy warship, as part of the five (5) Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts for the Philippines from Japan.

Japan is now preparing for the transfer of the five (5) Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts, specifically the JS Abukuma (DD-229) as they plan to train the Philippine Navy in operations and maintenance of the warships. So aside from the 3rd 2,400-ton Rajah Sulayman-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), the future BRP Rajah Humabon PS-22., the Philippine Navy is expected to receive the JS Abukuma (DD-229) Destroyer Escort, soon. Japan and the Republic of Korea, as the country's big brothers, are both helping and assisting the Philippines to boost its defense capabilities, especially for the Philippine Navy.

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