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Claim: A video report shows the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) donating hundreds of combat equipment to the Philippines.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has now accumulated 6,084 views as of writing. It allegedly shows the JSDF and Philippine Marines unloading the donated equipment in the Philippines.
The claim was also in the video’s introduction, title, and thumbnail.
The facts: Contrary to the claim, the video does not show donated combat equipment in the Philippines.
The clips shown in the video were taken during the deployment of a Patriot Minimum Engagement Package from Okinawa to Misawa Air Base by the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-1 ADA) of Japan’s 38th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Brigade.
The 38th ADA Brigade posted the original video on its official Facebook page on October 30 and on its YouTube channel on November 5. The misleading video reversed these clips and falsely labeled them as showing Japanese and Filipino troops.
According to the brigade’s posts about the event, the clips show the deployment of the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system to Misawa Air Base for Keen Sword 25 (KS25). KS25 is a joint-bilateral field training exercise of the United States and Japan aimed at “demonstrating and strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance,” a US Indo-Pacific Command press release said.
Aside from the US and Japan, the Australian Defense Force and Canadian Armed Forces also joined the exercise.
US-JP relations: The same press release also noted the 38th ADA Brigade’s deployment of the missile system:
“The expeditionary deployment of a Patriot MEP to Misawa Air Base, and the validation of our ability to integrate into the joint kill chain for air defense is a key part of (1-1 ADA’s) mission – even if that mission takes us all the way across Japan, we’re still able to support rapid deployment and emplacement through our batteries… Testing those capabilities regularly, in real conditions, is key,” Major Robert Knaibel, the 1-1 ADA Battalion Operations Officer, said.
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No announcements: The embassy of Japan in the Philippines, the Philippine Department of National Defense, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines do not have official announcements confirming that a large equipment transfer involving the two countries happened recently.
On November 3, 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signed the transfer of defense aid under the Official Security Assistance framework to provide the Philippine Navy with “non-lethal equipment” like patrol boats and radar systems, a USNI article said.
Japan reiterated its commitment to provide the Philippines with a coastal surveillance system in July 2024 following the signing of the Reciprocal Access Agreement to further boost defense cooperation amid China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea. – Lorenz Pasion/Rappler.com
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