Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana surveyed military equipment and technology displayed in a static display at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. From rifles, snipers and other high-powered firearms, miniature attack helicopters and ships, to sophisticated systems such as the Virtual Combat Simulator (VCS) of the Air Force, Lorenzana inspects every material - proudly of how far the military has reached its target in this regard. modernization program. He then handed it over to President Duterte, Supreme Commander.
In 2019, the Philippine military experienced ups and downs in terms of maintaining security and national peace and order while having one of the most incomplete armed forces in Southeast Asia.
The country has not escaped new influences arising from foreign influences - especially China.
However, General Noel Clement, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said the challenges facing the country in 2019 were transformed into "concrete opportunities."
"2019 is full of daunting challenges, which the Armed Forces are able to turn into real opportunities," Clement said.
Modernizing the Philippine military has proven to be one of President Duterte's priorities. Indeed, how can a country protect itself from local and foreign problems if it does not have a credible Armed Forces?
AFP intends to allocate P25 billion in the proposed P258-billion budget by 2020 mainly for the acquisition of various land, air and sea assets as part of the Revised AFP Modernization Program dubbed "The Horizon."
Horizon, which has three phases, aims to modernize all AFP branches, namely the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force and Philippine Navy. The first phase is implemented from 2013 to 2017, the second is from 2018 to 2022, and the last phase is from 2023 to 2028.
Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala, AFP spokesperson, said that 22 capability, material and technology development (CMTD) projects had been completed under Horizon 1 in August 2019. About 25 CMTD projects and six support system development project bases are still in various stages of the procurement process and implementation.
Meanwhile, Zagala said completion of 76 projects under Horizon Phase 2 was being accelerated to further enhance the capabilities of the Armed Forces for air and maritime defense.
On a brighter note, among the main assets delivered this year include amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), anti-submarine helicopters, Level 3 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cobra attack helicopters, multipurpose crafts, BRP Conrado Yap, small river craft units and AFP Civil Engineering equipment.
AFP also hopes to send its pioneering missile frigates, BRP Jose Rizal and BRP Antonio Luna, next year while plans for the acquisition of the country's first submarine are ongoing.
Source : Manila.Bulletin.
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