US Boosts Funding for AFP Modernization, Enhancing Philippine Defense Capabilities
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced an increase in security cooperation funds to accelerate the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and enhance interoperability. Both nations also agreed to a command and control modernization sprint and progress on Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites.
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