The arrival of the ‘smart weapons’ is very much time especially now that the government is in hot pursuit of all the enemies of the State- most specially terrorist that threatens the peace and stability of the country.
“These smart munitions with such capability and precision
will aid immensely the AFP in ridding the country of terrorist menaces,” AFP
spokesperson Marine Major Gen. Edgard Arevalo said in a statement.
The AFP was successful in the Marawi siege using ordinary
munitions using Legacy aircrafts, the arrival of these new weapons will greatly
boost the efforts of the government troops in defeating all the threats against
the nation.
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“We may have been successful in
counter-terrorism operations—most notably in Marawi —with ordinary munitions
fitted in our legacy aircraft. But with the advent of these missiles and
munitions, we are certain that they will greatly boost our campaigns and
contribute to the global drive to fight and defeat terrorists,” Arevalo said.
He added that AFP chief-of-staff, Gen. Gilbert
Gapay, has also expressed his thanks to the US and Philippines defense
departments for brokering and sealing this deal.
Some of the weapons handed over include 100 “tube-launched
optically tracked, wire-guided” TOW-2A missiles, 12 improved target acquisition
systems (ITAS), and 24 Mark-82 bombs and associated guidance kits to convert
these into smart bombs.
The Department of Foreign Affairs received from US National
Security Advisor Robert O’Brien a precision-guided munition package to the
Philippines worth US$18 million (around PHP868 million).
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