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Philippine Navy Expecting 4 New Mk. 38 Mod. 3 Gun Systems from 2 Contracts 16 Maret 2017 The Mk. 38 Mod. 3 MGS with a 30mm ATK cannon. The Philippine Navy opted to use the 25mm M242 Bushmaster cannon instead, based on the DoD"s information. (photo : DefenseMediaNetwork) Based on information made public by the US Department of Defense through its website as of September 29, 2016, the US Navy"s Naval Surface Warfare Center awarded a US$25.4 million contract to BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP for the production of Mk. 38 Mod. 3 Machine Gun System (MGS), which will be installed on US Navy ships as well as Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to friendly countries. Among those scheduled to receive from FMS is the Philippine Navy, whose share on the contract is around 8%, or roughly US$2.03 million. This is in addition to an earlier contract, which the US Navy"s Naval Surface Warfare Center also awarded to BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP in October 2015 for US$30.556 million, ...

Enam “SHERPA 2” Perkuat Indobatt 06 Maret 2017 Renault Sherpa 2 YonMek Indobatt (photos : Indobatt) (Penerangan Yonmek Konga 23-K) - Indobatt menerima kendaraan tempur SHERPA Light Scout untuk memperkuat alutsista prajurit Garuda.   Sebanyak enam kendaraan tempur SHERPA  kini dimiliki Indobatt untuk melaksanakan tugas operasi di wilayah Lebanon. Kedatangan SHERPA di Indobatt  pada tanggal 17 Februari 2017 langsung mendapat pengawasan dari Wakil Komandan (Wadan)  PMPP TNI Kolonel Pnb Engkus Kuswara, S.IP., M.Tr (Han) beserta tim SHERPA yang telah tiba sebelumnya di Lebanon.  Sebelum dioperasikan para personel yang akan mengawaki kendaraan tempur tersebut terlebih dahulu  mendapat pelatihan dari tim yang didatangkan khusus dari Renault Defence tempat pembuatan SHERPA.  Pelatihan secara marathon dengan waktu singkat diberikan kepada prajurit Indobatt, mulai dari cara mengemudi, perawatan, pemeliharaan hingga pemasangan alat komunikasi serta pe...

2 JMSDF TC-90s Aircraft to be Delivered Next Month 23 Februari 2017 JMSDF TC-90 aircraft (photo : Peter Steelhouwer) 2 JMSDF TC-90s aircraft to be delivered on March 27 MANILA, Feb. 23 (PNA) -- The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) will deliver two of the five leased turbo-prop TC-90 aircraft to the Philippine Navy"s (PN) Sangley Point air facility on March 27. This was confirmed by Navy spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna in an interview Thursday. The aircraft will be delivered to the country by JMSDF pilots and will be formally transferred to the Navy on the same day. Lincuna said the remaining three TC-90s will be transferred to the Navy before the end of the year. He added that the TC-90s will be used to augment the existing Norman-Britten BN-2 Islander fleet, which the Navy uses in patrol, surveillance and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) and rapid assessment missions. Last November, two PN pilots and six air crews left for Japan to start their TC-90 fli...

2 More FA-50PAH Jet Fighters Arrived 22 Februari 2017 Philippine Air Force"s FA-50PH nos. 005 and 006 upon arrival in Taiwan en route to the Philippines (photo : Han chia ho Peter) PH Air Force fifth, sixth supersonic jets arrive today Arrival ceremony for Philippine Air Force’s fifth and sixth South Korea-made FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” (005 and 006) was conducted today in Clark Air Base, Pampanga. The ceremony started at 11 am. FA-50PH with tail number 005 touched down 11:05 am, while 006 touched down 11:07. The Philippines has 12-plane order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth PHP18.9 billion. FA-50PH aircraft are Mach 1.5 capable. The 1st and 2nd FA-50PHs arrived in November 2015, while the 4th and 3rd arrived a year after. The remaining six aircraft on order are expected to be delivered within this year. PAF’s FA-50PHs were recently blooded in combat during the surgical air and artillery strike that wounded Abu Sayyaf Group commander Isnilon Hapilon la...

NIOA Completes Site Acceptance Testing of the Land 40 Phase 2 LVS2 Simulation Training System 15 Februari 2017 LVS2 Simulation Training System (photo : NIOA) NIOA is pleased to announce the successful completion of Site Acceptance Testing of the LVS2 Next Generation Fire Control Simulation Training System. That was reported by managing director at NIOA Robert Nioa. The LVS2 Simulation Training System provides an advanced, virtual reality training solution that is compact, easily transportable and deployable, providing low cost, but highly effective, training for Defence. The Site Acceptance Testing confirmed the system, jointly developed by NIOA, General Dynamics and Saab Australia, successfully met all key objectives and Defence requirements. Under the LAND 40 Phase 2 project, NIOA is delivering the MK47 40mm Automatic Lightweight Grenade Launcher, fitted with Lightweight Video Sight (LVS2) sighting system. The advanced LVS2 provides a new level of capability for light weapon sighting...

DND Eyes Having 2 Percent of GDP for Defense Spending 28 Januari 2017 For 2017 nominal  GDP of the Philippines was estimated $ 412.909 billion (photo :  Beam Magnum ) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is hoping that Congress would allocate more than two percent of the country"s gross domestic product to defense spending. Lorenzana made the remark even as the Department of National Defense continues to have one of the biggest allocations with P134.5 billion under the P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017. "You know I"ve been talking to some of the congressmen. Sabi ko sa kanila we should increase our budget. We have been underfunded for the past 50 years kaya hindi tayo makabili ng equipment e," Lorenzana said. Lorenzana said Singapore was spending three percent of its GDP for defense while other countries in Southeast Asia were spending at least two percent. "That"s why they have more aircraft, they have more ships, they have more everything," Lore...