Revised Armed Forces News Today

The Philippines and Sweden have signed an agreement for the planned sale of Swedish multi-role fighter (MRF) Gripen to the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Joakim Wallin the Swedish defense materiel head of exports and Joselito Ramos the Philippines' assistant secretary for logistics, acquisitions and self-reliant defense posture of the Department of National Defense lead the signing.

Meanwhile, different middle powers want a piece of the Philippine military's Horizon 3 pie

The Department of National Defense (DND) announced that it is now finalizing the implementing agreement (IA) with Sweden on the Procurement of Defense Material and Equipment (PDME), which would allow Stockholm to offer state-of-the-art equipment, including its vaunted Saab JAS-39 “Gripen” jet fighter, to the Philippines. DND spokesman Arsenio Andolong,…

The Philippines and Sweden are nearing an agreement for defense materiel and equipment, which might include modern fighter aircraft, the Department of Defense said in a statement.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would most likely end the year with more firepower in its possession as delivery for the Indian-made BrahMos medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile system remain on track before the end of 2023. This was confirmed by Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday and stressed that the

The Philippines and India have reaffirmed their commitment to upholding a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific Region. This took place following the courtesy call of India Ambassador to the Philippines, Shambhu Santha Kumaran, to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. last August 17. “During the…

AMID the growing tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the government economic and finance managers have assured that the defense sector will get an increase in their budget for 2024.

The US Congress will consider President Joe Biden's request for more Ukraine aid. The administration of US President Joe Biden asked Congress on 10 August to approve an additional USD13.1 billion in Ukraine-related military assistance, sayin...

The Philippine government has proposed a core 2024 defence budget of PHP233 billion (USD4.1 billion). The budget represents a double-digit increase over the baseline allocation in 2023 and has been announced amid growing tensions between Man...

Aero Vodochody has presented the first in-series production L-39NG in the colours of the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF). The company said on 7 August that the first of the series production aircraft “will soon be heading to its new owner”...