The Department of National Defense (DND) announced that it is now finalizing the implementing agreement (IA) with Sweden on the Procurement of Defense Material and Equipment (PDME), which would allow Stockholm to offer state-of-the-art equipment, including its vaunted Saab JAS-39 “Gripen” jet fighter, to the Philippines. DND spokesman Arsenio Andolong,…
The Philippines and Sweden are nearing an agreement for defense materiel and equipment, which might include modern fighter aircraft, the Department of Defense said in a statement.