AFP Modernization 2nd Stage Sees More Attack Helis, Missiles
AFP Modernization 2nd Stage Sees More Attack Helis, Missiles 13 Maret 2017 Second Horizon of modernization slated between 2018 and 2022 (image : PN) The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking at the possibility of including more night-capable attack helicopters, precision guided missiles, drones and fast boats in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program’s Second Horizon. DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that they are studying the possibility of including these platforms and weapons in the existing list of equipment which will be acquired in the Second Horizon. “We are still studying this as [Second Horizon] has already existing list,” he added. The study gained further impetus when President Rodrigo Duterte earlier announced that he wants the AFP to have more night-capable attack helicopters and fast boats to expedite the elimination of threats from the Abu Sayyaf Group and other lawless elements in Mindanao. The AFP Modernization Pro...