Event Brief
Japan and Philippines to discuss surface-to-ship missile exports
Filed: May 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET
Summary: Japan and the Philippines will hold talks on exporting Japan’s Type-88 surface-to-ship missiles to the Philippines.
WHO: Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Gilberto Teodoro
WHAT: They affirmed talks on exporting Japan’s Type-88 surface-to-ship guided missiles to the Philippines.
WHEN: May 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM ET
WHERE: Singapore
WHY: Koizumi and Teodoro met and discussed the Philippines’ interest in procuring Type-88 missiles used in Balikatan exercises.
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