Page 6 - Revised Armed Forces News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) on Thursday said it will subject to a post-delivery technical inspection the two units of armored vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) that were earlier shipped to the Batangas Port last July 12. "The AVLBs will be inspected by the Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee of the Department of National Defense's Procurement Service before acceptance and deployment to the Army's engineer combat battalions," said PA spokesperson, Col. Xerxes Trinidad. He added that these AVLBs were procured through a Philippine...

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 Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday. During the meeting, Faustino presented to the AFP top brass the dir...

Department of National Defense (DND) Senior Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. spelled out the Commander-in-Chief’s order for the military to defend every part of the country’s maritime territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Army, through its spokesman Col. Xerxes Trinidad, said Faustino emphasized the marching order of…

TEST-FIRING. The Typhoon 30mm cannon in live-firing test demonstration in Israel. The vessels are expected to arrive by the third quarter of this year. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy's first two fast-attack craft missiles (FAIC-Ms) test-fired their weapon systems last week in Israel. Two FAIC-Ms -- Typhoon 30mm automatic cannon and Mini-Typhoon machine gun system -- were fired in these exercises. "The inspection held from 27 to 30 June 2022 included the functional testing of all mission-critical machineries, navigation and communications equipment, an...

Jose Faustino Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) MANILA - Incoming Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. has vowed to enhance the military's defense capabilities and ensure that "not a single square inch of the [Philippine] territory is surrendered" once he takes over the post in November. This aligns with the vision of the President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of a stronger and better Philippines, he said. "National security is synonymous to human security. That is why we will do our best that all programs of t...