everything is for "free" this is why we dont need to spend money on Technology or modern weapons like the Autonomous Hover thing
we cant buy stuff...kaya mas importante kung uunahin nila yung mga kailangan ng troops natin
Chest Plates , Kevlar helmets , Bullets , Rifles and scopes
The PA has its own modernization program,AF needs attack helicopters that can fight at night with better firepower so they can support the Army and Marines on the ground longer and better. The Navy and Coast Guard need more assets and technology for Coast Watch.
Philippine army gets arms upgrade with delivery of 27,000 M-4 rifles
MANILA - The Philippine army is getting a much-needed upgrade with the arrival next month of around 27,000 new M-4 automatic rifles, part of a plan to modernise the military amid growing tensions in the South China Sea and a festering communist insurgency at home. The new rifles are part of 63,000 M-4s worth about 2.4 billion pesos (S$63.4 million) that the Philippines has ordered to modernise its military, one of the least capable in Asia to deal with external threats.
The Philippine Army's (PA) major acquisitions under its so-called "medium term" phase of modernization program will focus on improving its firepower, communications and night fighting capabilities.
Capt. Anthony Bacus, Army spokesperson, said that this phase started this year and will end on 2016. He said the acquisition of heavy weapons, communications equipment and night-fighting devices has an estimated funding of P8 billion. These equipment will make the PA a more credible territorial defense force once acquisition is completed.However, Bacus did not give specific details on what particular weapons and platforms are in the pipeline, as the group that will plan the acquisition is still yet to convene.
The Department of National Defense (DND) earlier said that it is planning to acquire a shore-based missile system for the PA.
This project has contract amounting to P6.5 billion.
MANILA, July 6 (PNA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) announced that the payment for the P882 million upgraded armored personnel carrier (APC), bagged by Israeli defense manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd., will be done in three tranches. Dr. Peter Paul Galvez, Defense spokesperson, said first payment will be pegged at P405 million, the second will be P335 million and the third at P142 million. Upgrades include 25 mm unmanned turrets, 12.7 mm remote controlled weapon stations (RCWS) and fire control systems (FCS) for 90 mm turrets.
The EDA spreadsheet had been updated to 2014 and there are some interesting tibits.
1) The spreadsheet confirms that 14 x M113A2 that were offered under the EDA programme was accepted by the Philippines on 21 Mar 2014.
2) However, the same spreadsheet also indicated that there was NO acceptance to the other 100 x M113A2.
3) For the current fiscal year 2014, 2253 x M60 machine guns and 40 x M916A3 trucks were requested.
