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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope that the contracts for the additional 32 Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters and six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) will be finalized and signed by January. "Those (Black Hawks and OPVs) could be the last two contracts to be signed next month," Lorenzana said when asked if there will be other major modernization contract...

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured a $547m (PHP28bn) contract from the Philippine’s Department of National Defense (DND).

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope that the contracts for the additional 32 Polish-made S-70i "Black Hawk" combat utility helicopters and six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) will be finalized and signed by January. "Those (Black Hawks and OPVs) could be the last two contracts to be signed next month," Lorenzana said when asked if there will be other major modernization contract...

SIGNED. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (center) shows the copy of the signed contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries in a virtual ceremony at the DND main office in Quezon City on Tuesday (Dec. 28, 2021). The contract is for the acquisition of two brand-new missile corvettes worth PHP28 billion for the Philippine Navy. (Photo courtesy of DND) MANILA - The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday signed the PHP28-billion contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hy...

BRP Antonio Luna (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - While the country continues to pick up from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Navy (PN) managed to continue with significant upgrades that will further enhance its capability to protect the country's waters. This year, the country got its second missile frigate, the BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), and was commissioned along with several equipment whose funding source has been assured. BRP Antonio Luna arrived in t...

STATE infrastructure spending surged by 38.1 percent from January to October compared to the same period last year. Data released on Thursday by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed government infrastructure spending for the 10-month period grew to P702.4 billion this year from P508.5 billion in 2020. The…

The Philippines Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved funding for the acquisition of two corvettes under the navy's Corvette Acquisition Program (CAP).

National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday expressed his delight after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the 15 percent advance payment for the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Corvette Acquisition Program (CAP). "We have been waiting for this for the procurement process to proceed," he said when asked by the Philippine News Age...

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) “Their large capacity and impressive horsepower allows for a faster and long-range transport. Looking forward to the delivery of the remaining 10 Blackhwaks this year,” Lorenzana said in a social media post on Sunday, May 23. He noted that the acquisition of the Blackhawk helicopters have greatly boosted the operational readiness of the PAF both in combat and non-combat missions. In November 2020, the ...

New Blackhawk choppers boost PAFs operational readiness –DND Published May 23, 2021 12:44am Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday that the recent acquisition of S-70is Blackhawk utility medium-lift helicopters had greatly boosted the operational readiness of the Philippine Air Force in both combat and non-combat missions. "Their larger capacity and impressive horsepower allows for a faster and long-range transport," Lorenzana said in a Facebook post. "Looking forward to t...