The Philippine Navy on Monday said that the pilots and flight crews of its three AgustaWestland AW-109 “Power” helicopters are now undergoing training on how to efficiently use their NVG (night vision gear) equipment.
By: Philippines News Agency (www.pna.gov.ph)
The Philippine Navy on Monday said that the pilots and flight crews of its three AgustaWestland AW-109 “Power” helicopters are now undergoing training on how to efficiently use their NVG (night vision gear) equipment.
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By: PNA (www.pna.gov.ph)
The six MPACs (multi-purpose attack craft) in the Philippine Navy service are scheduled for an upgrade that will make them more capable in carrying out their various missions. By: Alexis Romero
The Philippines will acquire three air search radars from Israel to boost its monitoring activities in the West Philippine Sea, where increasing Chinese military presence has been causing tension. By: Koh Swee Lean Collin (www.thediplomat.com)
In early January this year, Vietnam formally joined the Southeast Asian “submarine club” with its first Russian-built Kilo-class submarine christened the Hanoi. Not too long ago, Jakarta expressed interest in acquiring the same model of submarines from Russia or more boats from South Korea, ostensibly to augment the incoming new fleet of three SS-209 boats purchased from South Korea back in August 2012. Just recently in November 2013, Singapore contracted German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp to develop the Type-218SG, the first of two boats slated to enter service in 2020. By: William Steuer (www.air-cosmos.com)
The case has been smouldering months: the sale of six Tiger HAP (Support Protection) attack helicopters used in Malaysia, which for a long time has showed its desire to strengthen its close fire support capability. Taken directly Army Light Aviation (ALAT) stocks and delivered to "Standard 1" or the one currently used by France in overseas operations, these helicopters have been delivered from the beginning of the year 2014. But the signing of the sale contract has not yet materialised. By: Rebelander S. Basilan (www. sunstar.com.ph)
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will have more aircraft this year, as it upgrades its capability to respond to disasters. Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalino Dela Cruz, PAF commanding general, said 21 Huey helicopters will be delivered this year, with seven to 10 expected to arrive in the first half of the year. By: Alexis Romero (www.philstar.com)
The Air Force is acquiring two new light lift aircraft from Indonesia to boost the delivery of supplies and personnel to remote areas. Indonesian firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia has won the bidding for the light lift fixed-wing aircraft acquisition project, worth P814 million. By: Alexis Romero (www.philstar.com
The bidding for the upgrade of the Navy’s patrol ship BRP Artemio Ricarte failed as the lone bidder for the project failed to meet some documentary requirements. By: John Unson (www.philstar.com)
The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has rejected proposals to unite with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in crafting a peace deal with the government. The MNLF, which signed a peace accord with the government on Sept. 2, 1996, said it is merely adhering to resolutions of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), adding that any of its dealings with Malacañang must be within the ambit of the existing tripartite body. The MNLF faction chaired by former Cotabato City vice mayor Muslimin Sema had said in an emailed statement that accepting the proposal of the government and MILF could be construed as an insult to the OIC. By: Jaime Laude (www.philstar.com)
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is acquiring three modern flight simulators for P246.4 million to help pilots operate efficiently the soon-to-be-delivered T-50 fighter jets from South Korea. The Department of National Defense (DND) said it is bidding out the project designed to enhance the operational capability of the PAF. ABS-CBNnews.com
MANILA - The Department of National Defense has named a Spanish aircraft company as the single calculated bidder that will supply three brand new medium-lift aircraft to the Philippine Air Force. The DND Bids and Awards Committee said EADS Casa Airbus Military passed all the technical and financial specifications set by the committee. By Priam F. Nepomuceno (ptvnews.ph)
With the modernization of the country's military forces now underway, the Philippine Army has announced that its anti-armor capability will be getting a much needed boost with the delivery of 400 units of LRRs (light rocket launcher anti-tank weapons) before the end of 2014. By: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE (www.afp.com)
MANILA — The Philippines wants to acquire two more Navy ships from the United States to boost its maritime protection amid threats from China, the country’s military chief said Wednesday. The new acquisitions would come under the fresh US military assistance announced by US Secretary of State John Kerry when he visited the Philippines last month, armed forces chief of staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista said. “Within the last year, we realized that there is a real threat out there in terms of securing, defending our territory,” Bautista told ANC television. By Frances Mangosing (INQUIRER.net)
MANILA, Philippines – After a Chinese media report on China’s alleged plans to seize the Philippines’ Pagasa Island (known as Zhongye in China) this year, the same author of the news article cited possibilities why the confrontation is unavoidable. “Zhongye (Pag-asa) Island, the second largest in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands, has an area of 0.33 square km, and is of great strategic significance for China if it wants to control a vast part of the South China Sea that it claims to be its territorial waters,” wrote Chan Kai Yee in an article titled “China and Philippines: The reasons why a battle for Zhongye (Pag-asa) Island seems unavoidable” that was published in China Daily Mail website on January 13. By Saurav Jha (www.thediplomat.com)
In late October, India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and its domestic industrial partners exhibited a range of military wares abroad, with a dedicated pavilion for the first time at ADEX-2013 in Seoul. Taken together with reported sales of indigenously developed sonar systems to neighbouring Myanmar and talks with the Philippines about the prospect of supplying two naval frigates, it seems that India is now keen to move beyond mere maintenance and training support to a limited number of ASEAN members. Naturally current and near future sales are likely to be focused on areas where individual ASEAN states seek specific capabilities that India’s domestic industry can supply. The China factor in the background may meanwhile lend something of a maritime edge to these transfers. India’s defence supply relationship with various ASEAN states will unfold on a realistic bilateral basis rather than through any overarching India-ASEAN framework. However, while sensors and munitions can be more readily supplied, major platforms that require sub-systems potentially sourced from other players will create the need for India to co-ordinate closely with the United States and Russia and build a case for its entry into various export control regimes. |
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