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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


Monday, August 9, 2021

The Philippine Navy's new Corvette Acquisition Project moves closer to reality, as more details are revealed

 The Philippine Navy (PN) has been pursuing the acquisition of new guided-missile Corvettes as it continues to improve its combat capability as part of the service's modernization program.Two new corvettes are eyed under the Corvette Acquisition Project (CAP), as part of...

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Philippine Coast Guard's first 97-meter Multi-Role Response Vessel to launch soon

 The Philippine Coast Guard is expecting good news in the next dew days.Its largest ship acquisition to date, the 94-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRV) it ordered from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, will reach an important milestone this week.But before that,...

Friday, July 2, 2021

Philippine Air Force selects its future advance trainer aircraft to replace SIAI Marchetti S.211 jet trainers

 Back in October 2014, MaxDefense Philippines wrote a blog entry asking if it was already time for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to replace its dear SIAI Marchetti AS.211 Warrior advanced jet trainers."Is it Time to Replace the Philippine Air Force's S-211 Aircraft?" -...

Philippine Navy Modernization Projects

Philippine Air Force Modernization Projects