Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has signed the Contract and Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the acquisition of Air Surveillance Radars (ASR) for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) worth Php 5.5 Billion (Usd 103.5 million).
The Radars will be supplied by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) and will consists of 3 fixed long range ASRs with Building Facilities and 1 mobile ASR which will be delivered starting 2022.
A Report from The Japan Times back in March 2020 said that the ASRs will be based on the fixed JFPS-3 and mobile JTPS-P14 Systems now being used by the Japanese Armed Forces.
SOURCES:
- Official Department of National Defense (DND) Facebook Page Post, 08/28/20 - 1131H {Archived Link}
- Mitsubishi Electric to export Radar to Philippines in first defense package deal since Ban lifted {Archived Link}
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