Providing aircraft even small planes would represent a military improvement for the Philippines, which has only a handful of fixed-wing aircraft it can set out on maritime patrols. Equipping Philippines with maritime-capable patrol planes would merge more well-developed security for the country.
Japan had yet to officially propose the planes as an alternative to more refined Lockheed Martin P3-C aircraft that will be used to trail Chinese submarine activity.
On the other hand, the Philippines and Japan have conducted two naval exercises in and around the South China Sea last May 2015.
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