2017 Completed Projects Under Revised AFP Modernization Plan RA10349

The Revised AFP Modernization Plan is an approved 15 year extension of the original AFP Modernization Plan RA7898. The RA 10349 starts during the Aquino Administration starting from 2013 to 2028. It divided into three phases which are horizon 1 from 2013 to 2017, horizon 2 from 2018 to 2022 and horizon 3 from 2023 to 2028. Last 2017, Horizon 1 phase officially which has 3 completed projects. Most of the Projects are still ongoing and some are push to horizon 2 phase of the AFP modernization plan.

1. Fighter/Surface Attack Aircraft/Lead-in Fighter Trainer (F/SAA/LIFT) Acquisition Project.

Last 2005, when the Philippine Air Force retired the F-5 freedom fighter, there was no jet being operated by the PAF. With the coming of the RA 10349, the PAF acquire a Fighter Jet that can be an interime fighter jet, can deliver attacks to the ground and also an advanced jet trainer for the upcoming multi-role figter jet to be acquired in the horizon 2 phase. The FA-50PH Fighting Eagle light combat aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries with a contract worth US$421,638,000.00. The delivery starts on November 2015 with two units. The delivery were in pairs which followed after the first two delivery which is on december 2016, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017 and May 2017 completing the 12 orders of the PAF. All 12 aircraft are now based in clark pampanga and form the backbone of a newly revived 5th Fighter Wing, with hte 7th Tactical Fighter "Bulldogs" Squadron flying the fleet.

2. Night Fighting System

This project is for the Philippine Army Troopers to be able to make a night operation capability. The A100 monocular night vision system has a contract worth of Php 712.069 million. This was awarded to Turkish defense company Aselsan Elektronic Sanayi vi Ticaret A.S. and supplied 4,464 units of night vision googles. These NVGs can be mounter on a rifles like the Remington R4A3 and can also be used with head mount or helmet mount. 

3. Multi-Purpose Attack Craft or MPAC

The Philippine Navy also completed a project which is the Multi-purpose Attack Craft (MPAC). This is a joint venture of a Filipino Company Propmech corporation and Taiwanese boat-builder Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The contract price was worth Php 268,880,000.00 to build 3 MPACs which is designated as Mark 3 which has a different mission profile than the earlier models. It emphasizes more on interdiction and firepower including being missile capable rather than a shoreline insertion and troops extraction. The hull numbers are BA-488, BA-489 and BA-491. All were delivered mid-2017. On the other hand the Lot 2 of the project which covers the weapon systems will be delivered first quarter of 2018.