Japan’s First OSA Infrastructure Project with the Philippines Highlights Security Ties and an Emerging Defense Market

On January 15, the Japanese government signed an agreement with the Philippines to construct boathouses and slipways for rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) used by the Philippine Navy under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) program administered by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The capacity-building initiative[1] with Manila has been heralded by Tokyo as the first infrastructure […]

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