The Advantages of using Subic for the Philippine Navy and Air Force

It was reported lately that the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Navy (PN) will be making Subic Bay the location of their new bases in the coming years. This has been expected by many since the heightened tensions between the Philippines and its neighbors regarding...

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PCG Negotiates the Purchase of former French Navy patrol vessel FS La Tapageuse (P691)

MaxDefense confirms that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is indeed in the advanced stages of negotiation with the French government for the purchase of the former French naval vessel FS La Tapageuse (P691), an L' Audacieuse-class (P400) patrol vessel. The ship was formerly...

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PAF Attack Helicopter? Looks more like an Armed Scout Helicopter...

MaxDefense notes that the Philippines' Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine Air Force (PAF) calls its latest, but not necessarily new project as the "Attack Helicopter Acquisition Project" (AHAP). The DND has allocated a budget worth PhP 3.441 billion for...

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Why the Hamilton-class WHECs are still worth purchasing for the Philippine Navy.

There has been a lot of comments in the press, the internet, and even on discussions with defense and government officials opposing the Philippine government's decision to purchase 40-year old Hamilton-class patrol vessels from the US Coast Guard to upgrade the capabilities...

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