Tag: AFP
Sweden makes another push for Gripen in Philippines
Sweden has made another push to promote its Saab Gripen multirole fighter aircraft for the Philippine Department of National Defense’s (DND’s) Multi-Role Fighter (MRF)...
Graduates of Philippines’ Brahmos SBASM programme emerge
A batch of 21 operators for the Philippine Marine Corps’ future Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile (SBASM) has completed initial training on operations and maintenance of...
BrahMos Missile Delivery to Philippines Approaching
Initial delivery of the BrahMos missile system to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is expected in 2023, the Indian Embassy in Manila...
MKU Joins Asian Defense and Security Exhibition, Supports AFP Modernization
Driven by its mission of empowering heroes, global defense and homeland security company MKU joins the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) 2022 and commits...
Philippine Army receives new self-propelled artillery and mortars, expecting new AFVs
The Philippine Army (PA) has received a boost in firepower with recent deliveries of indirect fire weapons, with the delivery of 12 Israeli-made Elbit...
Philippine Navy frigates receive air defence missiles
The Philippine Navy has received an undisclosed number of MBDA Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to arm its two new 2,600 tonne Jose Rizal-class...
Is political balancing good for Philippine defence acquisition, asks RAND Corporation?
The Philippines has embarked upon a multi-phase, multi-year modernisation of its armed forces, but some of the acquisition decisions appear to be driven by...
Modernising The Philippines Armed Forces
Andrew Drwiega - The second five year plan in the ambitious 15 year Philippine armed forces modernisation strategy is moving beyond counter-insurgency and onto ‘big-ticket’...
