President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters to address the growing heli-lift deficiency of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), Cabinet Secretary Karlos Nograles announced on Thursday.
The country’s military will accelerate its modernization program to be at par with its regional counterparts, its new chief said on Tuesday.
France would bolster its engagement on defense and strategic partnership with the Philippines, French Ambassador Michèle Boccoz said as she laid down her priorities as the newly installed envoy in Manila.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday expressed confidence that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program is “already paying off,” considering the significant gains achieved by the military to maintain peace and order in the country.
The Philippine Navy is setting its sights on decommissioning at least seven ships in 2021, because these are no longer economical to maintain.
The Philippines intends to buy two brand new Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport planes before the end of 2021, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Thursday (Feb. 18).
The Army Support Command (Ascom), the Philippine Army unit in charge of logistics, could transfer its facilities in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City to Tarlac province by 2022.
The unobstructed incursion of other countries’ navies, coast guard, and even civilian fishing vessels into the Philippines’ exclusive economic zones has led to the realization that the AFP cannot protect the Philippine national territory from foreign aggression and resource exploitation of its offshore resources by foreign nations.
The AFP has been perennially plagued with resource constraints and systematic failure in sustaining the implementation of its long-term strategic development plans.
The Philippine Navy (PN) on Friday officially welcomed the prospective BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the country’s second guided-missile frigate, and its crew.
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