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Landing Craft Utility acquisition project

Thursday , 27, October 2011 adroth92 AFP modernization, Philippine Navy 1 Comment

TweetThe Department of National Defense initiated the P189,934,000  Landing Craft Utility acquisition project on June 25, 2008 on behalf of the Philippine Navy. Because of the project’s monetary value, it fell under the responsibility of the DND Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). A Landing Craft Utility (LCU) is a relatively small amphibious assault vessel that […]

Government Arsenal publishes second edition of Bullet-In

Monday , 3, October 2011 adroth92 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a comment

TweetRelated 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:

Sustainable weapons manufacture in the Philippines

Friday , 2, September 2011 adroth92 Self-Reliant Defense Posture Leave a comment

TweetSustainable weapons manufacture is the result the buildup of a wide variety of in-country capabilities. The presence of engineers and the like are merely one of the requirements. All of the countries that manufacture their own weapons have one thing that we do not: “A well established manufacturing base”. The presence of either a civilian, […]