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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 contracts signed, shortly after the signing of the PHP28 billion contract for two missile corvettes with Sou...

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 Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the acquisition of two brand-new corvettes for the Philippine Navy,...

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 the country last February 9 and was formally commissioned at Pier 13, Manila South Harbor on March 13...

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).