MANILA –– Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Andres Centino said this year’s “Balikatan” exercises served as an opportunity for Manila to showcase and test the capabilities of military assets that it has acquired and developed in the past few years.

Speaking at the closing ceremon…

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has supplied the Czech Republic, via its Czech partners RETIA and VTU, with the first air defense Multi-Mission Radar (MMR), as part of a deal signed in December 2019 by the Ministries of Defense of both the Czech Republic and Israel.

The radar, which is operati…

The Navy envisions using uncrewed maritime systems—robot ships and submersibles with artificial intelligence instead of sailors—to meet current and future threats at sea.

The Navy estimates it will spend $4.3 billion to acquire 21 uncrewed vehicles over the next 5 years, but this estimate doesn’t…

MANILA — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) had its attack and tactical transport capabilities boosted with the formal acceptance of two brand-new Turkish made T129 ATAK helicopters and an Airbus Defense and Space C-295 medium lift aircraft Wednesday.

In a statement, PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard M…

BENGALURU / NEW DELHI — In a move aimed at bolstering the ‘Make in India’ campaign, HAL has entered into an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert civil (passenger) aircraft to Multi Mission Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.

Under the pact signed recently, HAL will conv…