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Philippines Hesitates on F-16 Deal as China Pressure Grows

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Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said that the country has yet to decide on the $5.6 billion deal to acquire 20 F-16 fighter jets from the United States. His statement comes a month after it was reported that the U.S. had approved the sale, following a visit to Manila by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “We have not even decided when or what kind of multirole fighter we will get,” Teodoro said on Saturday at the defense summit …
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SOFX broke the news in on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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