Philippine navy project Buhawi is now on final phase. PH's own local weapon
project bohawi is now on its final phase.
The philippine navy will soon have a remotely controlled universal mount for
heavy barrel automated weaponry that minimizes the risk of injury to
military personnel during the conduct of military operations.
In collaboration with the department of science and technology DOST Metals
Industry research and Development Center and the Mechatronics and Robotic
Society of the Philippines, project Buhawi also known as building a
universal mount for heavy barrel automated weapon integration is a fully
automated 0.50 caliber machine gun that can be mounted in a ship.
I aims to improve the firepower capability of various floating assets
of the philippine navy.
It is now in its fourth and final phase, since the project's launch in 2019,
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This article has nothing to do with the coming elections. It is about the
self-reliant defense posture program that the late president Ferdinand e
marcos initiated.
On march 19/1974 President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued presidential decree
415, authorizing the secretary of national defense to enter into defense
contracts to implement projects under the Self-reliant Defense Posture
Program (SRDP).
The SRDP is envisioned to protect the countrthe philippines ventured
successfully into many projects which include by's interests from foreign
control and promote limited dependence on outside support for our defense
requirements.
Self-reliance on our country's defense manufacturing capabilities coupled
with the full utilization of our own natural resources or its foundations,
and with clear instructions and a mandate, the philippines ventured
successfully into many projects which include Project Santa Barbara's Bukong
Liwayway and Sumpak, projects Bongbong 1 and 2, the Delta Mini cruiser
(produced with a joint venture agreement with toyota Japan). The UHF and VHF
radios by veterinix, among others.
On february 23/1995 republic act 7898 or the armed forces of the philippines
modernization act was made into law under president Fidel V Ramos.
The act was to modernize our armed forces to a level where it can
effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the
sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic of the philippines.
The law was intended to last for 15 years with an initial budget of P 50
billion for the first five years, but funding was stopped due to the asian
financial crisis until the law expired in 2010.
On december 11/2012, republic act 7898 was amended by republic act 10349
which extends the modernization program for another 15 years with an initial
budget of P75 billion for the first five years in order to continue
modernizing all the branches of the AFP.
The amended law was made under president benino s aquino third. It is aimed
at building a defense system capable of addressing the assessed threats at a
time when the philippines is locked with a sea dispute with china in the
contested spratly islands along with Taiwan and other southeast asian
nations like Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam.
The revised program is divided into three horizons. The first was
implemented from 2013 to 2017, the second from 2018 to 2022, and the third
will be from 2023 to 2028.
On june 20th 2018 President Rodrigo Duterte approved the armed forces
modernization program shopping list for horizon 2.
Fully supportive of the military, what duterte has achieved during his
six-year term is unprecedented, from the acquisition of new equipment to
salary increases and benefits of all uniformed personnel.
Moreover the department of science and technology established linkages with
the security sector to create various systems that will provide our
countrymen with the building blocks of survival and livelihood.
Without going into much detail, some of these projects include the project
Buhawi and the Nova-SAR Satellite.
In addition foreign affairs secretary Teodoro L. Locksin Jr, also confirmed
the acquisition of two submarines, and just over a week ago defense
secretary delfin lorenzana signed the contract for the acquisition of two
brand new corvettes for the philippine navy with anti-ship, anti-submarine
and anti-warfare capabilities.
These will be manufactured by the hyundai heavy industries (HHI) which also
built our result class frigates, BRP Antonio Luna and BRP Jose Resul.
"You should be proud of your armed forces proud of what its leaders have
done and achieved through the years. Your air force, your army and your navy
have their websites and social media pages, visit them and learn about the
excellent work they have done and are currently doing amidst all these
challenges."
"The new commander-in-chief will have control over an armed forces we can
all be proud of. We taught and we have learned our lessons well that we
should never build our defenses on the shifting sands of mutual defense
agreements, and it is time we build it on firmer foundations."
"For while we have faith in our allies, we should not be completely
dependent upon them. For while we believe in their courage and their
capability they also have their own national interests that may sometimes
conflict with ours."
"For in matters of defense the guarantee of friends can be modified to suit
their needs and interest, as the history of nations vividly shows,"
President Ferdinand Edrilyn Marcos.