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Over P590-M Worth of Weapons to be Installed at PH Attack Vessels 04 Maret 2017 Rafael Mini Typhoon 12,7mm RWS with Spike ER missiles (photo : Poder Militar)  The Department of National Defense (DND) announced the Philippine Navy’s (PN) upcoming three Multi-purpose Attack Crafts (MPAC MKIII) will be armed by Israeli firm under the MPAC (Lot 2) Weapons System and Missiles Acquisition Project worth P594,319,550. According to Defense Update, the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will make each Remote Weapon System (RWS) operate 12.7 heavy machine guns also and mount Spike-ER launchers. This will extend the boat’s firepower to more than 8 kilometers. These acquisitions are significant because, for the Spike ER, it will be the very first missile system ever to officially enter service with our PN ships. MPAC Mk-I (photo : PN) The report said three Mini Typhoon remotely controlled stabilized gun mounts to arm the MPAC MKIII of the PN. Each will contain 2,000 rounds for 12.7mm, ...

FA-50PH Gets P377.6 Million Worth of Support System 02 Maret 2017 Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle simulator (photo : AIN) Philippine Air Force (PAF) newly acquired Fighter Attack (FA-50PH) jets are acquiring ground based flight simulator systems worth Php 377.626 million, MaxDefense Philippines disclosed on Tuesday. With Approved Budget for Contract (ABC), the project “also includes the construction of a facility to support the system plus integrated logistics support,” the post reads. Moreover, the plan would likely include a full-motion flight simulator system according to MaxDefense. As February 22, PAF owns a total of six FA-50PH jet fighters after two more, with tail numbers 005 and 006, landed at Clark Airbase, Pampanga last week. The PAF’s 12-plane order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is worth PHP18.9 billion. Now, only six more FA-50PHs remain to be delivered to the Philippines this year. The FA-50PHs has a top speed of Mach 1.5 or one and a half times...