The Philippines is poised to acquire more C-130 planes from the United States as part of its modernization efforts, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday.

“Yes, we are acquiring several more C-130s,” Lorenzana confirmed before reporters in a chance interview after the Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response (SABIR) system was handed over to the Philippines at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.

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