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Austal leads Philippine Navy's OPV Acquisition Project!

SecDef Lorenzana confirms Austal is still the preferred OPV supplier for the PN


Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Philippine Army's Light Tank Acquisition Project is getting closer to the finish line

With the Light Tank Acquisition Project appearing to be nearing a final selection, MaxDefense would like to discuss the selection for the vehicles based on our analysis of the situation and the information on hand.The Light Tank Acquisition Project of the Philippine Army is...

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Russian-made RPG-7V2 rocket propelled grenade launchers for delivery to PA soon

The Philippine Army (PA) is expected to receive the first shipment of Russian-made RPG-7V2 rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launchers in the next few days. These RPGs were delivered to the PA by Russia's defense export agency Rosoboronexport under a contract signed between the...

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Discussing the planned acquisition of 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels for the Philippine Coast Guard

In this specific blog entry, we invited one of our contributors, who gives special focus on projects of the Philippine Coast Guard, to write on behalf of MaxDefense Philippines. We would like to thank our contributor and MaxDefense community member "Herbie" for making this effort....

Monday, July 1, 2019

First photo: Hermes 450 UAV in Philippine Air Force markings

MaxDefense has some updates on the Philippine Air Force's Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Acquisition Project, which is a Horizon 2 Phase Priority Project under the Revised AFP Modernization Program. It would be noted that the project was awarded to Israel's Elbit Systems to...

Philippine Navy Modernization Projects

Philippine Air Force Modernization Projects