THE Philippines wants to upgrade its military with midrange missiles and advanced fighter jets, two senior security officials said on Thursday, spending at least $33 billion as it modernizes its defense in the face of growing regional tensions.
The military wants to acquire more cutting-edge weaponry, Armed Forces chief Gen. Romeo Brawner told reporters, hours after Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro announced the Philippines was reviewing offers to buy more weapons.'We are wanting to get more of the latest weapons systems. That includes the midrange capability,' Brawner told a joint media conference with US Indo-Pacific Commander Samuel Paparo in the northern city of Baguio. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.
The Philippines has been embroiled in frequent run-ins at sea and on air with China in the South China Sea.It plans to spend at least P1.894 trillion to modernize and boost its military's external defense capabilities, which could include buying the 40 jets, Teodoro earlier said during a congressional hearing on his department's budget.
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