The Japanese government has decided to create a new military system to support developing partner countries, the Yomiuri newspaper writes, citing sources in the government and in the ruling party of the country.
The new system will be called OSA (Official Security Assistance, Official Security Assistance). It was created in opposition to the ODA (Official Development Assistance, Official Development Assistance). In the first phase, assistance will be provided to four countries, including the Philippines.
The Japanese leadership sees the OSA as a foundation for realizing a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”, stating its support for the militaries of partner countries, which, as Yomiuri clarifies, “share values such as the rule of law.”
The first phase of the project is considering sending systems equipped with warning and surveillance radars to the Philippine military as the country faces threats from China. In addition to the Philippines, assistance will be provided to Malaysia, Bangladesh and Fiji. For the current fiscal year, 2 billion yen ($15 million) has been allocated to the Japanese budget for this support.
Source: Rosbalt
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