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PH Army: Japan eyes giving 'retired' helicopters to PH

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Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - The Japanese government is looking to give the Philippines their “retired” helicopters, Philippine Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said Wednesday.</p><p>According to Brawner, this is to help beef up the Philippine Army’s capabilities.</p><p>The proposal was made during the trilateral meeting of the ground forces of the Philippines, Japan and the United States in Japan last December.</p><p>“Last December, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) commanding general invited the ground forces of the Philippines and the US to Japan. A trilateral meeting was held... [and] we agreed that we will all cooperate to strengthen the relationship we have among ground forces,” Brawner told reporters at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City.</p><p>“We were asked what we needed to beef up the capability of the Philippine Army... So I told Gen. Yoshida, the Philippine Army needs aircraft, particularly helicopters. He said that they will look into the possibility of giving the Philippine Army a grant of helicopters,” he added.</p><p>Brawner was referring to General Yoshihide Yoshida, the chief of the JGSDF.</p><p>But the Army chief made it clear that nothing has been finalized yet &quot;but at least there is hope for the Philippine Army to get these platforms.&quot;</p><p>Brawner noted that although the helicopters are “retired,” they would still be “usable” and “reliable.”</p><p>He added, should Japan push through with the grant, the helicopters will be used only for non-combat activities.</p><p>“These helicopters will not be used for combat. Instead, they will be used for supplying troops and air evacuation of wounded troops and similar non-combat activities,” said Brawner. “There’s no number yet but we are requesting for more than one.”</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/15/23/most-of-investment-pledges-from-japan-likely-to-materialize-this-year">Much of $13B Japan investment pledges likely to materialize this year: DTI</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED NEWS</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2463841" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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PH Army: Japan eyes giving 'retired' helicopters to PH

Bianca Dava,

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Published February 15, 2023 07:41 PM PHT

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