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The Philippines has started soliciting offers as it plans to procure 40 new multi-role fighter aircraft to boost its territorial defense, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Thursday.Bidders must submit a proposed financing package where payment can be spread out, Teodoro told a congressional budget hearing.He did not specify which models the Philippines was seeking to procure, or potential bidders. It was not immediately clear the time frame for the planned procurement.
The Philippines, a defense ally of the United States of America, is seeking to modernize and beef up its military inventory and its air force currently has few fighter jets.The military chief has said the country needed "faster and more lethal" multi-role jet fighters on top of its South Korean FA-50s.The government is looking at reasonable financing schemes to fund its modernization program, including tapping syndicated loans from private lenders, Teodoro said.
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