The Philippines is serious in modernizing its Armed
Forces of the Philippines.
This plan of the Department of National Defense is
somewhat being seen as not being too much dependent on US made armaments.
Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana will visit
five European countries to look into military equipment and platforms being
offered by these nations.
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| Scorpene class diesel powered submarines from France (photo credit to owner) |
The defense chief said he will be visiting France,
the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Spain and Portugal this September.
"Mag-canvass lang muna. Window shop kung
meron silang gamit na kailangan at gusto natin na kaya ng budget. (We
will just window shop at first to determine if they have equipment we need and
if we can afford it based on our budget)," he said.
Reporters asked Lorenzana what could be the
priorities of the AFP in choosing in their military upgrade, Lorenzana said
they will be looking into diesel-electric powered submarines manufactured by
France.
"In France, it is their submarines," the
DND chief said.
Using non-US made military equipment is not new to
the AFP, the country has acquired two AW-159s "Wildcat"
anti-submarine helicopters and 13 AW-109 helicopters, 10 attack and three
combat utility versions from Anglo-Italian manufacturer AgustaWestland (now
Leonardo) and surface-to-air missiles from MBDA France, to cite some examples.
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Report from PNA
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