PH, South Korea discuss corvettes, light fighter jet upgrades

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MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines and South Korea started discussions on the Philippine Navy’s corvette acquisition program and upgrades to the Philippine Air Force’s FA-50 light fighters at a recent online conference on bilateral defense logistics cooperation.

The 23rd Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Logistics and Defense Industry Cooperation between the Philippines and Republic of Korea was held last Dec. 9, the Department of National Defense (DND) said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec. 16).

The JCM intends to uphold mutual interests of the Philippines and South Korea in the areas of logistics and defense industries.

Some South Korean defense contractors have supplied mil…

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