Defense Industry
The Philippines Buys Two Corvettes From South Korea Worth $556 Million
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Philippine Navy
East Asia and Pacific Region
Philippine Navy Receives Funding to Buy Two Corvettes From South Korea
The Philippines Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved funding for the acquisition of two corvettes under the navy’s Corvette Acquisition Program (CAP). The Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) was released to “cover the funding […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Philippines Received Surface-to-air Missiles For Its Frigates
MANILA (GDC) – The Philippine Navy (PN) on Sunday said the Mistral 3 surface-to-air-missiles (SAMs) of the country’s two guided-missile frigates were finally delivered at the Subic Bay International Airport in Bataan last Oct. 8. In […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Elbit Systems Awarded Contract To Supply Seagull USV For Philippines Navy
Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded contracts, in an aggregate amount of approximately $56 million, to supply Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities to the Philippines Navy. The contracts will be performed over a 12-month […]
C4iSR
Israeli Rafael Awarded Contract To Supply EW Suite And Guns for Philippines
The Rafael Advanced Systems announced that it had won a contract to provide the suite that includes a combat management system, Typhoon weapon systems and Spike missiles for the Philippines Navy. Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense […]
Defense Industry
Naval Group Opens Office In Philippines For Prospective Submarine Deal
Naval Group announced the upcoming opening of an office in Manila in the Philippines. The opening which is set for early 2021 will help the French shipbuilder be closer to its potential customer, the Philippine […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Philippines Sends Warships To South China Sea To Stop Chinese Fishing Flotilla Entering Its EEZ
A diplomatic spat between China and the Philippines has further flared up in the disputed South China Sea, with Manila scrambling war planes. Hundreds of Chinese vessels, which the Philippines claim are linked to China’s navy, are moored inside Manila’s […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Philippines Building Up Maritime Capability to Counter China
MANILA (GDC) – The Philippines is taking a page out of China’s book by building up its own fleet that includes fishing boats in the South China Sea, the South-east Asian nation’s top diplomat said. […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Naval Group To Sale Submarine To The Philippines Navy
On the first day of Euronaval 2020, the new CEO of Naval Group –Pierre-Eric Pommellet– invited the press to a conference call. It was the opportunity to exchange on the progress of naval programs in […]
Naval Platforms
The U.S. Department Approves $126 Million Armed Assault Boats Sale to the Philippines
The US State Department approved the sale of light support boats to the Philippines Navy, the sale includes armaments and sensors for an estimated cost of $126 million. The Government of the Philippines has requested […]