Norobiik, July 1 is the Philippine Air Force's 76th anniversary. We'll see if the new Secretary of Defense (Gibo Teodoro) actually signs the contract.
"For #Manila, it is a question of strengthening its defensive capacities, particularly in the face of the rise in tension with #China, whether around the question of #Beijing's #SouthChinaSea claims, as Sino-US tensions around #Taiwan."
The Swedish #Jas39Gripen on its way to win against the American #F16V in the #Philippines?
https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2023/06/06/the-swedish-jas-39-gripen-on-their-way-to-win-against-the-american-f-16v-in-the-philippines/