THE Department of National Defense (DND) is investing some P11 billion for the acquisition of two long-range patrol aircraft and six close-air support planes, which the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will use to patrol the country’s territorial boundaries, including the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. Enrico Canaya on Wednesday said the DND’s move will boost the morale of the Air Force, whose capability to effectively secure the country’s territorial boundaries has long been hampered by its limited resources of aging and obsolete air assets.

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