Kosuke Takahashi

Philippines Confirms Deal to Acquire Five Japanese Abukuma-class Destroyer Escorts

The Philippines has reached a broad agreement with Japan to acquire five soon-to-be-retired Abukuma-class destroyer escorts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), marking one of Japan’s largest planned transfers of retired naval combatants to a foreign navy and another milestone in Tokyo’s evolving defense equipment transfer policy. Philippine D