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WITH six Israeli-made fast-attack interdiction craft (FAIC) now in its inventory and with another three expected to be assembled and delivered in the next two years, the Philippine Navy (PN) has grown more capable of defending the country’s littoral waters from hostile encroachment. Littoral refers to the area near the…

Two more fast attack craft interdiction (FAIC) vessels were delivered to the Philippine Navy (PN) by Israel Shipyards Ltd. last Saturday, November 18, bringing the number of such vessels in the country’s inventory to six. “Two more FAIC platforms for PN were delivered to the country from Israel on November…

#PBBMSONA2022 MANILA - Like previous commanders-in-chief before him, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. vowed to "defend every square inch of the country's territory". In this regard, the Department of National Defense (DND) has a vital role in protecting the country's territories and upholding its sovereignty. While going to war is not an option, the Philippines has made significant gains in terms of upgrading its territorial defense capability through the ...

Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. (Photo courtesy of DND) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr. pledged to continue the implementation of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program which is now about to enter its Third Horizon. Faustino made the commitment during the first DND-AFP command conference that took place at the AFP general headquarters in Camp A...

Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) has expressed its appreciation to outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for his support which allowed the service to acquire big-ticket weapons and platforms during his six-year term. Among the game-changer equipment acquired under the AFP Modernization Program's Horizon 2 during the term of the outgoing defense chief include the 15 brand-new ...