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Japan vows to help PH improve airspace surveillance capabilities
The Japanese government on Tuesday expressed its commitment to supporting the Philippines in enhancing the country's airspace surveillance capabilities.
'This Air Surveillance Radar System further strengthens the enduring and unwavering defense partnership between Japan and the Philippines,' Ambassador Endo Kazuya said in a press release.
Kazuya said that the Air Surveillance Radar System Acquisition Project with Japan includes three fixed surveillance radars and one mobile air surveillance radar.
The ambassador visited the air surveillance radar site in the southern portion of the Philippines on June 17.
According to the Embassy of Japan in Manila, the site is the second location for the surveillance radar system, marking the first completed defense equipment transfer from Japan.
During his visit, Kazuya received briefings on the various tests currently underway in preparation for the radar's operational launch.
In 2023, the Philippine Air Force acquired a new Air Surveillance Radar System from Japan.
Last year, Japan provided the Philippines with P611 million worth of defense equipment, including surveillance radars and boats, to ramp up the country's capabilities in deterring threats to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
