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Could self-reliance save AFP modernization under Duterte?
Wednesday , 22, June 2016 AFP modernization, Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetThe Aquino administration’s Presidential candidate, Mar Roxas, had campaigned on a promise of continuing with the courses of action of the outgoing administration and represented continuity of an AFP Modernization Program that achieved gains hitherto unseen: Aquino administration Arroyo administration Ramos administration 2015 2014 2013 2012 2007 to 2011 2003 to 2006 The Plan: […]
SRDP opportunity to develop jammers for China’s GPS?
Wednesday , 12, November 2014 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetMost modern smart munitions use a combination of GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) to achieve their phenomenal accuracy. Loss of one option, therefore, doesn’t completely negate the “smartness” of the weapon. Both, however, are needed to work as advertised. Of the two options, the GPS component is most vulnerable to outside interference because it […]
Licensed manufacture: The key to survival for SRDP companies?
Sunday , 13, July 2014 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetIn the wake of efforts by the Senate Committee on National Defense to amend Section 53 of the Government Procurement Reform Act to give the President the power to negotiate modernization-related acquisitions (see here), supporters of local defense industry players sought to campaign the Office of the President to use that power to instruct the DND […]
A Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) roadmap and a DARPA-equivalent
Friday , 3, January 2014 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetIn 2013, the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program — an ongoing albeit lackadaisical effort to create an indigenous defense industry — saw the most tangible display of high-level support in recent decades, when the Department of National Defense committed significant resources to the modernization of the Government Arsenal (GA), and facilitated the organization of the […]
Where are the defense entrepreneurs?
Wednesday , 9, October 2013 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetA fair number of discussions about SRDP, on various social groups, trumpet the abundance of skills in the Philippine labor force. This is how pronouncements typically go: “We have so many engineers, computer graduates, OFWs with technology exposure overseas, etc. . . . so we should be able to make our own weapons!!!”. These assertions, […]
“To manufacture, or not to manufacture ?” . . . that is the question
Friday , 4, October 2013 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetVarious defense commentators on social media have championed Philippine manufacture of all manner of weapons. From 20mm cannons to sophisticated aircraft and missiles. All too often, however, these Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) advocates side-step the need to be selective about what we push to make by ourselves. All forms of manufacture, to include weapons manufacture, is subject […]
Government Arsenal expands product line
Saturday , 24, December 2011 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetThe Government Arsenal announced via its Facebook account, and through Timawa.net, its plans to expand its product with the following rounds for 2012. The following photographs show the new cartridges. The match-grade rounds for 7.62mm and 5.56mm are of particular interest. These are to be manufactured for the Philippine Army ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet shooting […]
Indigenous LCU (BU-296) arrives in Manila
Thursday , 17, November 2011 AFP modernization, Philippine Navy, Self-Reliant Defense Posture, Ships 1 CommentTweetThe largest locally-built navy vessel has arrived in Metro Manila. The BU-346, provisionally named “BRP Tagbanua” arrived from the Philippine Iron Construction & Marine Works (PICMW) shipyard on a voyage that also served as its sea trial. According to AFP sources, the results were deemed satisfactory. This vessel commissioned later this month, long with BRP […]
PN LCU to sail on maiden voyage
Thursday , 10, November 2011 AFP modernization, Philippine Navy, Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetAccording to the following Notice to Mariners (NOTAM), the Philippine Navy’s latest Landing Craft Utility (LCU) — a breakthrough for SRDP — will conducting its maiden voyag/sea trials on November 10 to 11 by sailing from the PICMW shipyard in Jasaan, Misamis Oriental to Navotas from November 10 to 11, 2011. For details about the […]
Government Arsenal publishes second edition of Bullet-In
Monday , 3, October 2011 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a commentTweetRelated discussion on Timawa.net: http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=29205.0 The Government Arsenal published the second edition of its new journal: The Government Arsenal Bullet-In. This edition features the following developments: The arsenal’s return to assault rifle manufacture In-house production of ballistics gel An update on the arsenal’s modernization plans Download the bulletin, click here: