Manila, Feb. 12 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the five coastal surveillance radars, provided by the Japanese government through its Official Security Assistance (OSA) Program, can be readily integrated into the country's existing military radar systems.

"That has already been taken into account before the OSA has been granted, the integration problem has been worked on extensively. And the add-ons to these systems will always be interoperable with our main systems. Let's put it that way," he said when asked if there will be issues in the integration of these surveillance systems during an ambush interview late Wednesday.

Teodoro did not give further details on how this was done due to securi...