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The law was intended to last for 15 years with an initial budget of 50 billion pesos for the first five years, [2] but the funding was stopped due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. [3] After the financial crisis, the funding for the AFP modernization was halted and later neglected by successive administrations until the law expired in 2010. [4]
The Philippine Army has embarked on a 3-phase modernization program starting from 2013 to 2028 under the Revised AFP Modernization Program (RAFPMP) covered by Republic Act 10349, while still completing a previous modernization program spanning from 1995 to 2012 under the AFP Modernization Program (AFPMP) covered by Republic Act 7898. [154]
Frigates made by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries based on the shipbuilder's HDF-2600 design, acquired under the Horizon 1 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program. The first ship BRP Jose Rizal was delivered in May 2020 while the BRP Antonio Luna arrived on March 21, 2021.
English: Republic Act No. 10349 (Revised AFP Modernization Program) PDF file on the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines website, signed by President Benigno Aquino III on December 11, 2012
PAF has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. The Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic ...
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
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Ordered as part of the RAFPMP Horizon 2 phase. [14] Field Artillery: Soltam M-71 Israel: 155 mm Towed Howitzer: M-71: 6: First batch delivered April 2017. Second batch delivered June 2017. In service. [citation needed] M101 United States: 105 mm Towed Howitzer: M101 ~23: Total 150 delivered to the AFP, majority with the Army. Delivered in 1957 ...