The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is expecting more assets to be added to its inventory in 2016 amid its efforts to build a minimum credible defense.
The military’s boost of assets occurs in the wake of China’s sweeping expansion in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
Some of the assets expected in 2016 include the Philippine Navy’s first strategic sealift vessels (SSVs) due to arrive in May.
The government has earlier ordered two SSVs from Indonesia worth P3.87 billion from the AFP modernization fund. As of mid-December, the first vessel is 87 percent complete, Navy spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo said recently.
The other SSV, also under construction, will be delivered to the Philippines in 2017.
IHS Jane’s, British publishing company which specializes in defense topics, said that these vessels have a full load displacement of 11,583 tons. It can indicate a crew complement of 121 and a lift capacity for 500 troops. It can also accommodate up to two medium helicopters on its flight deck.
The SSVs have a maximum range of 9,360 nautical miles, a top speed of 16 knots and an endurance of 30 days.
Two C-130 cargo planes from the United States, which were acquired through excess defense articles, are also expected in the first quarter of 2016. This will be added to the three operational C-130s in the Air Force inventory.
Two light-lift aircrafts from PT Dirgantara Indonesia worth P814 million are also expected to arrive in 2016. It will complement the Nomad and Islander planes used in transport of troops and cargo, maritime patrol, airborne operations or search and rescue.
Two more brand new FA-50 fighter jets, part of the dozen acquired by the Philippine government, will arrive in 2016. The first two already arrived last December and the rest are expected in the next two years.
This project is the biggest capability upgrade of the AFP at P18.9 billion. It comes 10 years after the Air Force retired its F-5 fighters.
Some of the other assets expected in 2016 are amphibious assault vehicles, radios and mortars. Night fighting systems for the Philippine Army worth P1.1 billion for 4,464 sets are also expected in 2016.
Also to watch out for is the possibility of the arrival of a Hamilton-class cutter, the same type as the Navy’s current biggest ships, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Gregorio del Pilar and a research vessel pledged by US President Barack Obama during his visit in Manila last November.
2015
In 2015, the Air Force returned to supersonic age for the first time in 10 years with the delivery of the first two of 12 FA-50s. Other assets delivered were eight brand new combat utility helicopters, eight attack helicopters, two naval choppers, three brand new medium-lift air planes and over a hundred armored personnel carriers.
The Navy also received two landing craft heavy from Australia.
Last November, President Benigno Aquino III approved the “multi-year-contract” worth an estimated P44 billion for seven projects that was requested by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. These are two frigates, anti-submarine helicopters, amphibious assault vehicles for the Navy, munitions for the FA-50s, close-air support aircraft, air surveillance and long-range patrol aircraft.
“The delivery of these new assets is expected to be completed by 2017 or early 2018,” Fernando Manalo, Department of National Defense undersecretary for finance, munitions, material and modernization told INQUIRER.net.
He said by that time, the AFP’s capability to conduct international security operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster response “will be twice or three times than its capability in 2010.”
Manalo admitted though, that the AFP needs bigger helicopters for disaster response mission.
As for maritime domain awareness, Manalo said that after the delivery of the radar systems, long-range patrol aircraft, close air support, frigates, amphibious assault vehicles, anti-sumbarine helicopters, the rest of the fighter jets and other naval assets, the situation will be “much, much better.”
65 completed projects under Aquino administration
The Philippine military was obsolete in the past administrations due to many years of neglect and had to rely on hand-me-downs. When Aquino assumed office in 2010, he vowed to rejuvenate the struggling AFP.
At the AFP anniversary last December, Aquino said with pride that he completed 65 projects under his watch. The past three administrations combined only had 45.
All the projects completed under Aquino so far are worth an estimated P30 billion.
(Inquirer)
Philipina air force pamer pamer jet tempur t50 kranda latih di pangkalan teluk subik .
BalasHapusWahaha... T50.. dasar begoonya paraaah... ga bisa bedain T50 sama FA50.. hahahaha... banyak omong,otak kosooong...
HapusPesawat yg dgunakan oleh Filipina adalah versi FA50 bro Muarif dan bukannya T50 seperti yg dgunakan oleh pihak TNI AU. Ianya berbeza. Atau kamu masih mahu mengatakan yang kerusi lenting @ ejection seat itu dkawal oleh flight computer pesawat??
BalasHapusMuarif orang bodoh.. tidak bisa bedakan T50 dengan FA50.. harap maklum, dia cuma anak kecil yg kelamaan tinggal di goa.
HapusHis not dumb bro bebei... Cuma sayangnya bro muarif terlalu taksud @ fanatik terhadap bidang politik dan merupakan fans berat semua perkara berkaitan Russia..
HapusHaha...Jet kranda ...kranda latih buatan korea bermesin tunggal sudah makan korban pilot tni gugur jadi martll kelinci percobaan jet tempur abal abal ....bebei ini antec ke banyakan makan sabu ahirnya fakta di putar balik wong goblok di pamer 2 ke publik.
HapusMuarif kata ada bener nya akan bnyk keranda dan akan sedikit sekali tmpt perkuburan kerna perang besar akan dtg....kta smua akan jd pelarian loh...itu naga engak bs d kontrol...my nuslim atau rumpun melayu engak bs menjangkau kerakusan si naga ini kerna duduk nongkrong sama bangsa sendiri...kediaman d kelilingi rumpun kaum sendiri...engak bs menterjemah api amarah si naga di pikir bs d ajak diskusi cara diplomacy....kmu salah wahai rumpun melayu cara mereka beda sekali sama kmu ibarat langit dgn bumi loh
HapusBiarin t50 kek fa50 kek smua negara harus sedar perang sedang menanti anytime aja...cuma baru bunga bunga nya...yg penting pilipinas sedang persiapkan alat peperangan....aku lupa kok pernah 20thn dulu pak ustaz bercerah d masjid kata nya kiamat akan dtg apa bila tentera yg berkulit kuning bermata sepet mengembangkan sayap nya d pelusuk rantau....itu 20 thn dulu tpi ternyata perkara tersebut rupa nya akan jd nyata loh...tindak laku pulipinas vietnam ada lah bener memang mereka udah merasakan bahang perang tpi negara nusantara masih enak enak rasa selesah
BalasHapusPersepsi org muslim beda dari yg bukan muslim....aku jugak mau nungu apa bener kata kata pak ustaz itu...tpi angin angin nya udah menuju ke sana loh..negara yg engak mempersiapkan diri akan terjejas teruk...so beprepared walau kamu hanya bs mempersiapkan kapal tongkang sebn6k 10000 biji dengan hanya bersenjatakan gpmg....
BalasHapusBro muarif.
BalasHapusEvery trainer aicraft had it shares of accidents. Ramai yg telah tertewas. Its comes with the risk of becoming a fighter pilot.
Yak 130 - terhempas
Hawk - terhemas
M346 -terhempas
Berikan kami 1 pesawat latihan yg mempunyai rekod 100% bebas dari kemalangan dan kita boleh lanjutkan perbincangannya. Btw kamu tidak boleh berdiskusi secara ilmiah ke bro?
Sand walker
What yellow skin army with squinty eyes? Ianya tidak termasuk dlm salah satu tanda kiamat seperti yg dberitahu oleh junjungan besar kita Nabi Muhammad SAW. Pegangan kita adalah alquran, hadis dan sunnah rasullah. Jika kulit dan mata tersebut djadikan tanda mungkin sahaja kebangkitan empayar monggol pd abad ke 12 boleh djadikan tanda. Bagaimana pula dgn penjajahan jepun pd tahun 1940an? Mereka pun bermata sepet dan berkulit kuning bro. Perang konvensional melibatkan negara2 rantau asia tenggara dgn negara china adalah amat tipis (from the cultural and economical standpoint). Tp pergeseran d laut cina selatan adalah perkara yg nyata dan perlu diambil berat oleh setiap negara yg terlibat. Sekiranya konflik benar2 berlaku apakah kamu rasa angkatan laut Filipina has a chance in hell of winning it tanpa sokongan negara kuasa besar yg lain? Bukan niat aku utk memperkecilkan keupayaan PN tp hakikatnya pihak PLAN mampu menenggelamkan keseluruhan armada PN dlm tempoh 24 jam sekiranya ia mahu berbuat demikian.
@shed aku jugak mula nya engak setuju sama pendapat ustaz itu tpi...anything is possible nuclear war can be triggered by si naga.dont forget they ar nuclear power nation.betul tanda tanda kecil dan besar takde dlm hadis tpi menghalusi apa yg tak tersirat terkadang hadis kitab ini berkias kias bahasa nya.that wat i said lets watch n see the predicanent org alim alim ini
BalasHapusA nuclear war with any SEA Nation? 4 what reason? The Sprately's? Highly unlikely. Mereka berkeupayaan untuk merampas keseluruhan kwsn tersebut tanpa mampu ditentang oleh mana2 negara SEA sekiranya mereka mahu. And thats with their conventional forces only. Terdapat ketidakseimbangan kemampuan yg ketara diantara negara2 SEA jika dibandingkan dgn pihak china. Apa yg menghalang daripada berlakunya konflik bersenjata d sprately adalah hubungan diplomatik, kebergantungan ekonomi negara penuntut @ claimant dan juga kehadiran pengaruh Amerika d rantau ini. Malaysia sebagai contoh bertindak utk menghantar aset TLDM (dlm kes pencerobohan James Shoal) dan pada masa yg sama menghantar bantahan diplomatik kpd kedutaan china berkaitan perkara tersebut.
BalasHapusDidalam kes Indonesia pula tidak terdapat sebarang bentuk pertindihan wilayah dgn negara China. Jd tidak wujud sebarang konflik di situ. And the reason to be fearfull is??
Aku bukan menafikan kelebihan dan kepentingan golongan alim ini td. Tp biarla "ramalan" yg dbuat selaras kpd keadaan sbenar. Instead of grooming and spreading fear among the ummah they should find ways to uplift it. Economicaly, mentaly and spiritualy. Rujuk cara bagaimana Rasullullah SAW menjalinkan hubungan diplomatik dgn negara lain. Tidak semua konflik d zaman baginda berakhir dgn peperangan.
Betul.neuclear war can happen with usa intervention in the scs.just like ww2.japan was bom.this senario could happen.us have bases all over south east asia remember.this naga attitude n mentality differs from the japanese.they are a proud nation.bertamadun seblum the west they claim.they ar superior races they claim unlike the japs.all history will come out to play.possibilities.their grudges with korea.japs.usa.etc etc.like i say the ceramah was true it happened the ustaz petik dari hadis mana.atau kitab mana only org ilmuan aja yg tahu it was 20 yrs ago.i found it ilogical at first but things ar comming to light now n i can see half the truth now need to watch n see the ruthlessneess of these races well u dont mix n live with them u dont know shed.mix around n be part of them if possible in ur country then u will say it id possible.
BalasHapusI beg to differ. Etnik cina merupakan kaum kedua terbesar d Malaysia. I knew them well bro. I grew up with them. Mentality mereka hanya 1. Money. Always money. With money comes power. And with power comer respect. Sikap mereka jauh berbeza dgn masyarakat lain yg majoritinya beragama islam (Melayu) hindu (lndia) dan lain - lain. Im not going into detail coz i dont want to be labelled a racist.Tp hakikatnya sikap ini tidak jauh berbeza dgn sikap negara China pd masa ini.
HapusAtomic bombs were used to bring and end to WW2. Yes they were wrong to use it. Tp selaku sebuah negara kuasa besar yg berhadapan kehilangan ribuan nyawa anggotanya dlm usaha utk menawan jepun i can se the logic in using it. Wouldnt u do the same?? And this is 70 years ago bro. People change. Mind set change and nation change. Mind u at that time only the us had such cappabilities. But now almost every major nation had nukes in their arsenal. Have u ever heard of "assured mutual destruction" bro? Anda rasa china mengambil risiko seperti itu?
@shed remember ini akhir zaman there will always catlyst to strike the dooms day..dunia akan hancur dlm tangan manusia sendiri dgn kejahilan dan kerakusan..bnyk alim ulama terjemahkan ini bermcm mcm...just remember one eyed dadjal bnyk ulama menghuraikan berbagai mcm huraian yg anda sendiri maklum...tpi dadjal yg d umpamakan dlm al quran bukan lah sihat nya bermata satu jin yg sasa perkasa..dan bukan jugan dari golongan yahudi yg sering d gembar gemburkan kezaliman nya...bergitu jugak imam mahdi yg mengklaim diri nya imam mahdi baik dari jawa.tanah melayu etc etc tpi imam mahdi datg dari kaum sejenis nabi ungkapan hadis dan riwayat so yg konon imam mahdi can forget about it lah.so is isis n al kaedah so called balatentera imam mahdi these ar just tip of the ice berg seblum tiba nya perang besar sblum kiamat yg last bertahun tahun than perang yg d ketuai imam mahdi n ruled the whole world by him for short period then the world will fold its self.by then all yahudi will be banished from this world where ever they hide will be known the rest u should know better
BalasHapusYa. Aku agak jelas dgn hadith akhir zaman yg djelaskan oleh Rasullullah SAW. Mungkin kita boleh bdiskusi mengenai isu itu dan hubungkaitnya dgn isu semasa. But not now. Hari ini hari pertama persekolahan. Aku ada anak yg ptama kali ke sekolah so u know the drill..
HapusPlease dont discuss politic and religion here. This is military blog, let's all keep this blog discuss only military and it's technical. Don't become like muarif okay guys..
HapusSorry bro bebei.. saya hanya menjawab beberapa persoalan yg dbgkitkan oleh bro sand. Dan saya juga hanya menjawab dari perspektif dari seorang muslim ke muslim yg lain. Btw i respect all religion. I do agree that we should stick with military issues.
HapusJgn samakan saya dgn bro muarif. I hate politics and politicians but the truth of the matter is that we cant live without them..
Be bei....bloon di ke buka publik ...ga dimana dari saman abraham lincon dan saman majapahit kekuatan tempur bersenjata negara bersangkutan kental aroma politec ...perang urat saraf poswr pamer pamer angkatan perang mirip ausi bulan ke maren ...pamer kapal besar angkut cambera class ....ausi lupa , indonesia ga bakal takut ama kapal angkut benua besar isinya kosong ...ausi tong kosong yaring buyinya ....." Dan igat...igat ! tahun depan saudara 2... indonesia ...indonesia maha luas bakal di perkuat kapal selam lada class dieasel bisa di sebut hantu bawah laut dan satu 2 kapal selam non nukler bisa meluncurkan peluru kendali jarak jauh bakal hadir hadir jadi benteng pertahanan nkri .
HapusLada??? Realiti bro realiti.. ur getting the modified Changbogo. Not the Lada, Amur, Akula or even the Ohio class Submarine.
HapusAku percaya yg bro bebei jelas mengenai kaitan diantara dunia politik dgn peranan angkatan bersenjata sesebuah negara. Cuma dia menyarankan agar kita berdiskusi atas dasar teknikal sahaja disini bg mengelakkan sebarang bentuk salah faham dan pergaduhan yg dlihat sebagai sia2.
Bro muarif. Anda juga dlihat tidak bijak berpolitik. Anda bersikap reklusif dan berat kpd satu pihak sahaja (fans berat everything Russian). If u were smart u wouldnt make such remarks. Antek baratlah. Bodoh lah. Bloonlah. U should know that this is not the cold war anymore bro. Indonesia tidak mampu utk berbuat sedemikian baik dari segi politik mahupun ekonomi. And yes Indonesia maha besar maha kuat maha hebat and so on.. u dont have to repeat it coz u sounded funny bro. Pernah saya katakan anda cuba bersuara seperti seorang tokoh nasionalis bro tp gagal.. u are not bung tomo.