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Plans are also being laid out for the procurement of a gun-based air-defense systems, and medium-ranged air-defense systems, wherein both are part of the Horizon 3 phase of the AFP Modernization Program. Under the medium-ranged air-defense system acquisition program, the main contenders for the program are the SPYDER MR, the IRIS-T SLM, and the ...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Act, [1] officially designated as Republic Act No. 7898, [1] was a Philippine law that was enacted on February 23, 1995, by President Fidel V. Ramos.
The following is a list of active military aircraft of the Philippines. Air Force Main article: List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force § Current inventory
Air surveillance radar: 1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. [24] Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan: Air surveillance radar: 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [26] [27] [28] The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023. [29]
The company was known as the Arms Corporation of the Philippines (Armscor) until 2017. [ 1 ] The company has been headquartered in Marikina , Philippines since 1958 [ 2 ] and represented in the United States by its subsidiary Armscor International, Inc., located in Pahrump, Nevada with facilities in Stevensville, Montana .
Specifically, Section 12 of this Act mandates that "the government arsenal shall be utilized in the production of basic weapons, ammunition and other munitions for the use of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP), as well as for the sale and export of products in excess of AFP/PNP requirements." [4]
Foreign governments submit a Letter of Request (LOR) to a U.S. government Security Cooperation Organization (SCO), typically the Office of Defense Cooperation within the U.S. embassy in that country or directly to the DSCA or to a U.S. military department (Department of the Army, Department of the Navy or Department of the Air Force) or another Defense Department agency. [4]
Military acquisition has a long history spanning from ancient times (e.g., blacksmithing, shipbuilding) to modern times.. Modern military acquisition is a complex blend of science, management, and engineering disciplines within the context of a nation's law and regulation framework to produce military material and technology.