MANILA –– The Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) is assured of receiving at least another PHP40 billion (approx.. $700 million—ed.) in fresh funding for the military’s capability-building procurement projects, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday.

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WASHINGTON — A U.S.-led meeting of armaments directors from around the world will take place in Brussels on Sept. 28, the Pentagon’s acquisitions chief said Friday.

The meeting, coordinated with NATO, will be under the auspices of the 50-nation Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which is dedicated …

It will take a while before the Air Force will make use of it, but the intended successor of the C-130H Hercules will be in the Netherlands from today. The C-390M of the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer will be at Eindhoven Air Base until Wednesday.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Defense opted …

TEHRAN — Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that a domestically-developed patrol combat vessel, named after the country’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, boosts the IRGC navy operational capability.

“The…

Last week, members of the Prostejov 533rd Unmanned Systems Battalion took over a new piece of equipment: the Puma 3 AE unmanned system.

The new unmanned vehicles fall into the Mini category. The acquisition of these aircraft is part of increasing the capabilities of aerial unmanned reconnaissance…

MADRID — Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles, accompanied by the Secretary of State, María Amparo Valcarce, and the Army Chief of Staff, Amador Enseñat, today visited the Trubia Arms Factory (Asturias) to examine the progress of the production program of the VCR 8×8 ‘Dragón’ wheeled combat v…