
The FMS approval comes just days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, seen here with Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces Gen. Romeo Brawner, Jr., visited the country.
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SINGAPORE—The U.S. State Department has expanded its Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Blk. 70/72 package to the Philippines, as it hopes to secure a deal in Southeast Asia. Building on a 2021 foreign military sale (FMS) package, the latest document released April 1 saw the addition of six F-16 C Blk. 70/72s...
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