By Goksel Yildirim</p> <p>MANILA, Philippines (AA) – Turkey and the Philippines signed a deal for defense cooperation in the Philippine capital on Tuesday.</p> <p>The deal — a memorandum of understanding — was signed by Ismail Demir, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency, and Delfin Lorenzana, the Defense Secretary of the Philippines, in Manila.</p> <p>Currently selling guns, ammo and night-vision glasses to the Philippines, Turkey now has Atak — its indigenous battle helicopter–, unmanned aircraft and vessels on its agenda to sell to the Philippines, Demir told Anadolu Agency.</p> <p>Aerial and offshore platforms, tanks, armored cars modernization, and shooting platforms are also on the table, he noted.</p> <p>"Cooperation in technology and local talent development are key to the bilateral relations with the Philippines,” Demir said.
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