As President Rodrigo Duterte is still in Japan to ask help for the rehabilitation in Marawi City, the Japanese government, meanwhile, will donate five Beechcraft TC-90 King Air an advanced trainer aircraft to the Philippines.
The two TC-90 being leased in the Philippines are included in the donation and the three more will be coming on March 2018.
The great news was passed on by Japanese Defense Minister Onodera to National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana amid their bilatera meeting at the sidelines of fourth ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Clark, Pampanga on October 23.
The prior assention amongst Japan and Philippines was an aggregate of 5 TC-90 flying machine will be leased at a well disposed cost, be that as it may, with the adjustment in Japanese directions and demand from Philippine government these aircraft will be given for free.
As indicated by Japanese Ministry of Defense, this is the main case that Japan aircraft will be free of charge.
These aircraft were given by Japan to enable Philippines to screen its tremendous oceanic domains and furthermore aid Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).
Also, these donated aircraft are big help to bolster the Southeast Asian country’s maritime security capabilities of the Philippine navy.
Source: Asia Nikkei
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