MANILA, Philippines — Former Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. on Friday detailed the list of the upcoming defense acquisitions and expected signed deals for the Philippine Air Force in 2019. ADVERTISEMENTDefense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said early this month that the technical working group of the Air Force has selected Black Hawks and T-129 ATAK for its combat utility helicopter and attack helicopter projects, respectively. He said the Black Hawks from Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky were the “best option” to replace the cancelled Bell 412 EPI contract with Canada. Kintanar said the Air Force also expects the delivery of the following in 2019:— 2 Cobra attack helicopters from Jordan— 6 Super Tucano close air support aircraft from Brazil— 2 fixed wing Command and Control aircraft— 2 radar systems from Israel— 13 Hermes unmanned aerial vehicles from IsraelADVERTISEMENT— Phase 1 of the Integrated Command, Control, Communications and Cyber System will also be implemented which will connect the Presidential Situation Room, the AFP Command Center, Unified Command Operations Centers, the Air Force Command Center, the Air Force functional commands, the Wings and down to the Tactical Operations Groups. /jeRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 22, 2018 00:33 UTC