The Philippines has confirmed an agreement with Japan to acquire five Abukuma-class destroyer escorts, vessels that will be retired from service by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force over the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese government has not formally offered the Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines, Navy spokesperson Capt. Marissa Martinez said on Tuesday. Martinez ...

Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two US allies increase ...

Manila has received an official invitation to carry out a visual inspection of Japan's Abukuma-class frigates, the Philippine Navy confirmed in an 8 July reply to Janes questions. In view of this ...

JS Abukuma, the lead ship of Abukuma-class destroyer escorts. Japan has previously said that it is looking at the early supply of Abukuma-class destroyers and TC-90 aircraft to the Philippines. - ...

Japan is looking to transfer secondhand Maritime Self-Defense Force Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines, in what would mark Tokyo’s first export of an entire major naval platform in ...

MANILA: Japan's defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit on Tuesday (May 5) to Manila, aiming for the "early transfer" of Abukuma-class destroyers to ...

EVEN as it is studying the possible transfer of six Japanese Abukuma-class destroyers that will soon be decommissioned, the Philippine Navy (PN) said that the planned acquisition does not mean that ...