MANILA – Security ties between the Philippines and Japan got a further boost following the Japanese government’s “ceremonial turnover” of five coastal surveillance radar systems to the country’s defense establishment Wednesday. The equipment was provided to the Philippines under Japan’s Official Security Assistance (OSA) Framework. It was finalized during the November 2023 visit of then Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to Manila, where Japan and the Philippines exchanged notes for JPY600 million (around PHP228 million) in OSA for the provision of coastal radar systems to the Philippine Navy (PN). READ: PH, Japan sign military logistics pact amid growing defense ties […]... Keep on reading: PH gets 5 coastal surveillance radars from Japan's security aid