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Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China, Yomiuri reports
- On Sunday, July 6, Japan plans to export six used Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines to bolster deterrence against China's maritime assertiveness, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
- Growing assertive moves by Beijing in the South and East China Seas prompted Japan and the Philippines to deepen security cooperation, including the 2024 reciprocal access agreement, leading to the planned export of destroyers.
- Japan will export six Abukuma-class destroyers with 2,000–2,550 tons and anti-submarine missiles, via joint development to bypass export restrictions.
- The Philippine Navy plans summer inspections of the destroyers to boost capabilities and interoperability amid rising Chinese maritime activity.
- Japan plans to export six used Abukuma-class destroyers to the Philippines, marking the first such transfer under pacifist policies, following the 2025 ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement amid China's regional assertiveness.
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Japan May Give Philippine Navy a Major Boost
Japan is planning further assistance to the armed forces of the Philippines through a transfer of up to six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts, which will be available after their replacement by new Mogami-class frigates beginning in 2027. Japan is also planning to transfer more Beechcraft TC-90 aircraft, augmenting the five that have already been provided since 2018. The Philippines Navy has upgraded these aircraft and employs them in a maritime s…
Japan to Export Used Destroyers to Philippines, as Both Countries Look to Counter China on Seas
Tokyo and Manila have agreed that Japan will export some of its used destroyers to the Philippines, according to Japanese government sources. If the ships are handed over as planned, it will be the first case of destroyers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force being transferred to another country.
Japan to send used destroyers to Manila
TOKYO — Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two US allies increase cooperation to counter Beijing.The export plan involves six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts in service by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for more than three decades, the Japanese daily said, citing multiple unnamed government sources.Defen…
Japan to export used destroyers to Philippines to deter China, Yomiuri reports
Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China's maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two U.S. allies increase cooperation to counter Beijing.
PH Navy to inspect Japanese warships before ‘possible transfer’
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy on Sunday said it will inspect Japan’s Abukuma-class destroyer before its “possible transfer” amid “deepening strategic partnership” of both countries that share common geopolitical threats in the region. Navy spokesperson Capt. John Percie Alcos said the service branch is undertaking “preparatory steps” for a joint visual inspection of the used warship following an official invitation from the Japan Min…
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