BRP Ramon Alcaraz docks at San Diego Naval Base, California (June 29, 2013)

The BRP Ramon Alcaraz finally reaches the US West Coast and docks in San Diego Naval Base, California on June 29, 2013 (Philippine time zone). The ship started her journey to the Philippines from US Coast Guard Base in Charleston, South Carolina on June 10, 2013 with a planned...

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China Coast Guard - The Rise of a Large Sea Dragon

There are new reports that China has already started merging their civilian maritime enforcement agencies into one bigger entity, the China Coast Guard which was officially formed on March 2013. Previously China had 5 civilian maritime agencies that are controlled by different...

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Philippine Army pushing for the Purchase of Israeli ATMOS 2000 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer

The Philippine Army (PA) was reportedly pushing for the purchase of Israeli-made ATMOS 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzers from Soltam/Elbit Systems. It appears that the said artillery system was among those offered by the Israelis to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...

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Developments on Strategic Sealift Vessel Purchase for the Philippine Navy - Invitation to Bid Released

The Philippine Navy (PN), through the Department of National Defense (DND) has released the Invitation to Bid for the Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) acquisition project. The requirement is for two (2) units with an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) worth Php 4 billion pesos. The...

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Israeli SPYDER Air Defense Missile System for the Philippines - A Good Choice

Starting last week, several Philippine news reports, specifically those from Interaksyon.com, The Manila Standard and the Philippine Daily Inquirer both recently reported of an impending purchase of surface-to-air missile systems from Israel by the Philippine's Department of...

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Japan Joins US Dawn Blitz 2013 Amphibious Exercises - What's in it for the Philippines?

On the 31st of May 2013, a Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) group of about 1,000 servicemen, 3 warships and several combat helicopters arrived in California in preparation to its participation on a large amphibious operation exercise called "DAWN BLITZ 2013", which will be held...

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MaxDefense is now on Facebook! To make use of Facebook's unlimited membership and maximize awareness on defense issues to the public, MaxDefense decided to have its own page on Facebook! Like our page and be updated with the latest commentaries on our main MaxDefense site. And as a new feature, MaxDefense will also post select defense news and commentaries...

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More C-130 Hercules transport planes for the PAF staring 2014

The Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin) C-130 Hercules is one of the most famous aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), and has been in its inventory for more than 30 years. But with only three (3) operational units in the PAF's service, specifically 2 C-130H model and a single...

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Seriously, the Principe de Asturias for the Philippine Navy? A Case of Sensationalized News Reporting

On May 20, 2013, an article from lavozdigital.es, a Spanish news website, came out with an article titled "Filipinas se Interesa por el 'Principe de Asturias'", or translated to English , "The Philippines is Interested with the 'Prince of Asturias'". Several defense forums,...

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