30 November 2022
Ketua DPR Dorong "Minimum Essential Force" Tahap III TNI Segera Dipenuhi
Commanding General of PAF Conducts Flight Demo with AH-1S Cobra
The Commanding General, of the Philippine Air Force, LTGEN CONNOR ANTHONY DAVID CANLAS Sr PAF and his party went to the 15th Strike Wing, Sangley Point, Cavite City on 28 November 2022 for his Pre-Christmas and Farewell Visit.
Uji Fungsi Kesisteman PTTA Hasil Kerjasama Litbang Pussenarmed dengan PT Nexin
29 November 2022
PH Navy Eyes 15 More Israeli-made Missile Boats
29 November 2022
BRP Nestor Acero 901 (photo : AFPCRS)MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) is planning to acquire at least 15 more Israel-made Shaldag Mark V missile boats, which are the basis of its Acero-class patrol gunboats.
"We are planning to get 15 additional 'Acero'-class gunboats (to augment the) nine (now on the pipeline)," Navy chief Rear Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of the commissioning and send-off ceremony for the fast attack interdiction craft missiles (FAIC-Ms) BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) and BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG-902) Monday.
Adaci said the additional "Acero"-class gunboats would help them to meet their requirements in "patrolling the seas of the country".
He also said the FAIC-Ms will be assigned to the Littoral Combat Force.
Nestor Acero class FAIC-M (photos : PN)
He said four more FAIC-Ms, the other name of the "Acero" class in the PN service, will be delivered sometime in 2023.
"I don't know the exact delivery dates next year but this shall be throughout (next year)," the PN chief added.
The last batch of three, which will be built at the PN shipyard in the Naval Station Pascual Ledesma in Cavite, is scheduled for 2024.
Adaci said Israel Shipyard Limited will help the PN rehabilitate the old shipyard and make it more modern and allow it to build these types of ships.
"In that way, our people can learn how to do it, maintain these ‘Acero’ class boats and that will be the start of the transfer of technology," he said.
These 32-meter high-speed vessels are equipped with quick intercept ability, remote stabilized weapons, and short-range missiles that are capable of delivering precision strikes against larger hostiles and high-value targets on land and sea.
Four of the FAIC-Ms will be armed with non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missiles with pinpoint accuracy and a range of 25 kilometers while the other five will be armed with Typhoon-mounted 30mm main cannons and .50 caliber heavy machine guns.
The acquisition of these FAIC-Ms is among the 2019 projects approved by former President Rodrigo Duterte under the Horizon 2 List of the AFP Modernization Program.
The notice of award for the FAIC-M project, worth around PHP10 billion, was issued on January 5 last year. These are expected to replace the force of patrol killer medium or medium-sized patrol craft.
Once deliveries of the FAIC-Ms are completed, these vessels can interdict surface threats and launch non-line-of-sight missiles safely using the surrounding littoral areas as maneuver space and cover.
(PNA)
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RTAF's AU-23A to be Operational until 2037
29 November 2022
RTAF displayed examples of 12 modernized AU-23A aircraft that were upgraded by Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) and Thailand company RV Connex to be operational for the next 15 years in 2037 (photos : RTAF)
Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Commander-in-Chief Air Chief Marshal Alongkorn Wannarot attended to 50th year of Fairchild AU-23A Peacemaker armed gunship, counter-insurgency and utility transport aircraft of 501st Squadron, Wing 5 that in served since 1972 at Wing 5 RTAF base in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province on 24 November 2022.
RTAF also displayed examples of 12 modernized AU-23A aircraft that were upgraded by Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) and Thailand company RV Connex to be operational for the next 15 years in 2037.
Document from the Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering, Royal Thai Air Force on January 12, 202, announcing the support service for the capability improvement project AU-23A, amount 14 machines, amount 60 million baht ($1,998,781) which is operated by Thai Aviation Industries Co., Ltd. (TAI) Thailand and RV Connex Thai Company to improve the cockpit installation with 4 color displays, real-time weather monitoring system and help take off and landed night vision, and other new avionics systems.
Air Chief Marshal Alongkorn Wannarot, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, also gave an interview to the media that 12 AU-23A AU-23As that have been upgraded will continue to be in service for 15 years or about the year 2037, with the condition of the aircraft being inspected every 5 years as well.
At the same time, at the 50th-anniversary ceremony, the second type of attack and administrative aircraft at Wing 5, Prachuap Khiri Khan Thai media also interviewed the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force about the progress of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jet program from the United States.
The Royal Thai Air Force commander also confirmed that the Royal Thai Air Force only selected US F-35A fighter jets to replace the aging Lockheed Martin F-16A/B Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Used for a long time, where 1 F-35 can replace up to 3 F-16s.
However, it has to wait for clarity that the US Congress will approve the possibility of a January-July sale in 2023 and there is no backup plan to look at other fighter jets if the United States does not approve the sale. But if the United States has sent one signal, it will be considered.
(AAG)