Domestic and international pressures may compel Marcos Jr. to continue the planned upgrades to the country’s armed forces.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the acquisition of an ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) will weigh the budgetary requirements of the Department of National Defense (DND) in issuing “defense bonds” to fund the modernization of the Philippine military to ...

The AFP had said some projects under its modernization program would continue after the US exempted the $336-million fund from its foreign aid freeze.

The LPDs are being built as part of the Landing Docks Acquisition Project, included in Horizon 2 of the Revised AFP Modernization Program. The future LPDs are scheduled for delivery between 2026 ...

“The acquisition started in 2021, as part of the Second Horizon of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program. The project was awarded to Lockheed Martin, an American ...

But we should not lose sight of our priorities” Why does the Armed Forces of the Philippines want to significantly ramp up modernization efforts? This ...

Department of National Defense Secretary, Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., was the keynote speaker during a Management Association of the Philippines  general membership meeting.

The approved budget for the revised AFP Modernization Program, however, was P15 billion lower than the P50 billion initially proposed by President Marcos to Congress. As the government grapples ...

In 2024, the PAF accepted several key platforms under Horizon 2 of the AFP Modernization Program. These included two T-129 ATAK helicopters, 10 S-70i Blackhawk helicopters (part of a larger ...

Prepare for more airport traffic, Los Angeles. The LAX Modernization Program—which initially began in 2009—is entering its final and largest phase in preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games.