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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Philippines to buy two C-130 transport planes from US Navy

C-130H HerculesThe Philippine military yesterday signed a pact with the US Navy to buy two secondhand C-130 transport planes to boost its capability to fan out quickly for territorial defence and humanitarian operations.

Washington has been helping develop the military capability of its former colony in the face of serious security challenges in the South China Sea, as China steps up its presence in disputed areas.

China claims almost all of the sea, believed to be rich in mineral and oil-and-gas deposits.

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