Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Jul 4, 2024

#PAF has 2 candidates - the Lockheed #F16 & the SAAB #Gripen. Both are good choices for an #MRF.
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Brawner said the President gave the green light on the measure during Thursday's first-semester command conference in #CampAguinaldo, #QuezonCity.

However, he said a decision has yet to be made on what #MRFs the #Philippines would buy. #WestPHSea #JAS39Gripen

Brawner: PBBM OKs AFP's 'intention' to acquire multi-role fighters (#MRFs)
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1228277

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Brawner: PBBM OKs AFP's 'intention' to acquire multi-role fighters

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has already approved the military's "intention" to acquire multi-role fighters (MRFs) to be used in boosting the country's defensive capabilities, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Thursday. Brawner said the…

Show threadNorobiik @[email protected]Apr 29, 2024

#Japan’s TPS-P14ME or a mobile-type long-range air surveillance radar is now in #CampAguinaldo in #QuezonCity.

Manufactured by #Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, the #TPSP14ME provides high-resolution surveillance of air and surface targets like #aircraft, #drones, and #MaritimeVessels, according to the #PhilippineAirForce (PAF).

New mobile radar system from Japan arrives in #Philippines
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/233806/new-mobile-radar-system-from-japan-arrives-in-philippines

New mobile radar system from Japan arrives in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ newest mobile air surveillance radar system from Japan arrived Monday in another addition to the country’s detection mechanism against naval and

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Norobiik @[email protected]Jun 12, 2023

We came this close to being ruled by a military dictatorship.

"It was the wee hours of December 1, 1989. Renegade soldiers had attacked the Army camp and the Air Force headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, and one Marine colonel was tasked to secure the most important camp of all, #CampAguinaldo, general headquarters of the Armed Forces of the #Philippines (AFP) in #QuezonCity." #RodolfoBiazon

Pong Biazon: The last officer and a gentleman #Obituary #Requiem
https://www.rappler.com/nation/pong-biazon-last-officer-and-a-gentleman/

Pong Biazon: The last officer and a gentleman

Biazon the soldier found the time – to tell a story, to explain, to ask, to listen, to challenge. His personal struggles from childhood shaped his choices and commands as a soldier of a dying breed.

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