MANILA, Philippines — The Japanese authorities on Wednesday formally turned over 5 coastal radar programs to the Philippines.
Protection Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya, graced the turnover ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon Metropolis.
“I’d wish to thank the Authorities of Japan for the concrete contributions in widening and deepening our bilateral and multilateral ties,” Teodoro stated in his remarks in the course of the ceremony.
This mission is facilitated beneath Japan’s Official Safety Help for Fiscal Yr 2023 value 600 million yen (P228.4 million).
The Japanese embassy stated the coastal radar programs arrived within the nation final Jan. 14.
“As soon as operational by the Philippine Navy, they’re anticipated to considerably improve the nation’s maritime area consciousness by bettering the power to watch actions within the surrounding waters,” Kazuya stated.
To this point, the nation’s newest and most fashionable detection system can be Japanese-made and was positioned close to the West Philippine Sea.
The Wallace Air Station in La Union serves as the house of the J/FPS-3ME warning and management radar system constructed by Mitsubishi Electrical Corp.
Inaugurated in December 2023, the system options an lively electronically scanned array, an instrumented vary of over 300 nautical miles, a 95 % detection likelihood, and capabilities for each air protection and ballistic missile protection, in response to the Philippine Air Pressure.
Kazuya famous that the South China Sea is an important sea lane for a lot of nations the place “a big portion of our commerce and vitality provides go.”
Components of the South China Sea noticed mounting tensions between Manila and Beijing because the latter continues to say its sovereignty declare over the maritime space which incorporates many of the West Philippine Sea.
The 2016 Arbitral Award, nevertheless successfully dismissed Beijing’s sweeping declare whereas basically upholding Manila’s sovereign rights.
“Security, openness, and stability of those waters are subsequently of direct significance to our personal safety and prosperity,” Kazuya stated.
“Enhancing the Philippines’ maritime area functionality shouldn’t be solely an funding within the Philippines’ safety, but in addition a significant contribution to regional and international stability,” Kazuya added.
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Manila and Tokyo even have a Reciprocal Entry Settlement which eases restrictions on the motion of personnel and tools on one another’s soil. /gsg
