Philippines To Buy Black Hawks, T129s

Credit: Black Hawk: U.S. Army
KUALA LUMPUR—The Philippines will order 16 Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk helicopters within months, Defense Secretary Deflin Lorenzana said. This will be followed by a contract for at least 10 Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 attack helicopters, he said. The contract for the Black Hawks is to be signed...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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