The Philippines is set to become the first foreign customer for the BrahMos cruise missile system jointly developed by India and Russia, with the government in Manila recently allocating 2.8 billion pesos ($55.5 million) for […]
The Philippine Air Force has received the first two out of six T129B Attack Helicopters made by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter based […]
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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 […]
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Saab delivered a combined six Gripen E fighters to Brazil and Sweden, as the manufacturer also pursues additional export opportunities for the new-generation type. Four serial production aircraft will be transferred to the Brazilian air […]
MANILA (GDC) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said the Philippines is unlikely to acquire Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighters for its multi-role fighter (MFR) program for now due to budgetary constraints, learned GDC citing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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