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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 Agency for a reaction after the DBM released the SARO to the DND last Dec. 10. The SARO worth PHP3.75 b...

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 PAF received the first batch of six Blackhawks from Polish company Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp.z.o.o...

Duterte wants PAF’s Huey helicopters decommissioned By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 23, 2021 5:06pm President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to completely decommission all of all the Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) inventory due to their frequent involvement in fatal crashes. “Marami pa ba ‘yang Huey na ‘yan? Naiwan? Hindi, palitan ko na sana. Wala ng... Maano na talaga ‘yan, luma na. Maski na sabihin mong --- maintenance,” Duterte said in a speech during a camp visit in Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu, on Friday. “Bibili ako ng mg...

MANILA, Jan. 23 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Friday, January 22, said he wants a complete decommissioning of all Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force’s inventory because of their frequent involvement in fatal crashes.“Marami pa ba ‘yang Huey na ‘yan?...

The BRP Jose Rizal, the Philippines' first missile frigate is docked at Subic Bay, Zambales. Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said efforts to upgrade the Navy remain intact despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of Naval Public Affairs Office) PASIG CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Navy has upgraded its arsenal to effectively defend the country's territorial waters as part of the government's efforts to modernize the military. Early this year, the Navy commissioned its first-ever missile frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), this, despite the c...