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Following its recent success in Thailand, Sweden’s Saab Group, the developer of the JAS39 Gripen fighter jet, is now turning its attention to the Philippines in its bid to win over the Southeast Asian nation.
Following a dangerous maneuver by two Chinese fighter jets against a Philippine patrol aircraft over the South China Sea last week, Manila is considering deploying its South Korean-made FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to escort its patrol aircraft during operations over the resource-rich waters.
The KF-21 “Boramae” fighter jet is reportedly entering the competition to supply the Philippine Air Force’s Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) program, alongside the American-made F-16 and the Swedish-made JAS39 Gripen, creating a three-way contest.
The First Tank Battalion (MASIKAN) of the Philippine Armed Forces conducted live-fire training with ASCOD 2 Sabrah light tanks equipped with 105mm cannons.
A former advisor to the U.S. Department of State has stated that the BrahMos missiles acquired by the Philippines have limited operational utility for the Southeast Asian nation’s military.
If Malaysia sends three F/A-18D Hornet fighter jets to Exercise Pitch Black 2024 in Australia, its neighbor, the Philippines is sending four of its FA-50PH light combat aircraft to the large-scale air force exercise.
The Philippine military has officially requested Japan’s air defense system, believed to be the Type 81, which is soon to be retired from the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
In response to China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea, Philippine President Ferdinand “BongBong” Marcos Jr. has approved a plan for the acquisition of Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) for the Southeast Asian nation’s air force.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) today launched the corvette “BRP Miguel Malvar,” constructed for the Philippine Navy, at its shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea attended by senior naval officers from both nations.
n order to assist the intelligence activities required by the Philippine Armed Forces and its own troops in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States has deployed an MQ-9A Reaper drone at the South-East Asian country air base on “temporary” and rotational basis.