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Philippines pauses purchase plans for F-16s from US due to funding ‘chokepoint’

Summary by South China Morning Post
The US$5.6bn fighter jet sale has been paused as the Philippines prioritises other military modernisation projects, its envoy to the US says.

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Philippines pauses purchase plans for F-16s from US due to funding ‘chokepoint’

The US$5.6bn fighter jet sale has been paused as the Philippines prioritises other military modernisation projects, its envoy to the US says.

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Philippine Plan to Buy US Fighter Jets on Hold, Envoy Says

A plan by the Philippine government to purchase US fighter jets is on hold due to budgetary constraints, according to Jose Manuel Romualdez, Manila’s ambassador to Washington.

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Philippines' potential purchase of F-16 jets on hold due to budget constraints, envoy says

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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