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U.S. sends F/A-18 warplanes to Philippine military drills Apr 4th 2013, 09:53 MANILA (Reuters) - Washington is this week deploying a dozen F/A-18 fighters to the Philippines, the first time it has sent so many of the aircraft there, to take part in annual military drills with a close security ally amid rising tension in the Asia-Pacific region. The presence of the warplanes is not connected to tensions on the Korean peninsula, a Philippine army spokesman said. "These exercises were planned more than a year ago, well ahead of what is now happening in the region," Major Emmanuel Garcia said. ... Media files: 2013-04-04T095345Z_1_CBRE9330RHN00_RTROPTP_2_MALAYSIA-FIGHTERS.JPG (image/jpeg)

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