The United States has pledged US$100 million or over P5.5-B for the acquisition of medium-lift helicopters for disaster response and non-combat operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Defense department officer in charge Carlito Galvez has said.
The United States has pledged US$100 million or over P5.5 billion for the acquisition of medium-lift helicopters for disaster response and non-combat operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Defense department officer in charge Carlito Galvez has said.
"I am also pleased to share the US pledge of $100 million or P5.5-billion modernization assistance in this regard, which will be utilized for the acquisition of HADR-configured medium-lift helicopters for the disaster response and non-combat operations of our Armed Forces," Galvez said in a statement.
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