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Japan to Export Used Destroyers to Philippines, as Both Countries Look to Counter China on Seas

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:58 JST, July 6, 2025

Tokyo and Manila have agreed that Japan will export some of its used destroyers to the Philippines, according to Japanese government sources. If the ships are handed over as planned, it will be the first case of destroyers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force being transferred to another country.

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