Japan To Lease 5 Surveillance Aircraft To Philippines.
Japan is leasing five light surveillance aircraft to the Philippines. This was said to strengthen the maritime defense capability of the country.
Defense Secretary for Finance Raymundo de Vera Elefante shared to the media that the Japanese government is leasing five light surveillance airplanes to the Philippines.
Elefante confirmed the news that Japan leases 5 surveillance aircraft to the country. In fact, he said that the deal to be signed today in Tokyo.
According to a recent news report of Phil Star, the deal to be signed is for $7,000 per year for four TC-90 propeller light planes and the fighter TC-90 plane would be leased for $2,000 per year.
With the help of these surveillance aircraft the government believed that this will bolster the country’s maritime patrol operations.