Remember The Corvette acquisition Project of the Philippines?
According to the latest news we have gathered, The talks are now started regarding the country's corvette acquisition program, and even the upgrade of the Philippine air force's fa-50 fighter jets is underway.
Such talks took place recently at an online conference on bilateral defense logistics cooperation.
According to the Department of National Defense (DND) The 23rd Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Logistics and Defense Industry Cooperation between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea held on December 9, aims to promote the mutual interest of the Philippines and South Korea in the fields of logistics and defense industry.
The South Korean defense contractors have been supplying military equipment to the Philippines in recent years. which includes Hyundai Heavy Industries that produced two frigates for the Philippine Navy for Php 16 billion. and a dozen light fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force were obtained from Korea Aerospace Industries for Php 18.9 billion.
The DND has yet to announce the chosen shipbuilder for the Philippine Navy’s future corvettes, but South Korea’s HHI is considered as one of the potential suppliers.
Other issues discussed during the conference included South Korea’s security policy on defense science and technology.
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