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AC 208B (ISTAR) Combat Caravan of Lebanon Airforce US DOD will provide two(2) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft for ISR( Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ) Program. With the current Pres. Duterte strong rant and bad mouthing against US, hoping this project will still pushes through despite our alliance with the US gov't is in peril. This project will truly help our gov't in counterrorism, insurgency and also in maritime domain awareness and it is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2017. Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $23,998,813 firm-fixed-price contract for the Building Partnership Capacity C-208B Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance  Program. Contractor will provide six Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft, three spare Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 engines, and aircraft spares and ground handling equipment to the U.S. Africa Command and Pacific Command areas of responsibility in support of counterterr

M113A2 with 25mm RCWS from Elbit Systems. Photo by Tom Antonov CAPAS, Tarlac, Sept.21 ( PIA ) -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana vowed Tuesday to support the acquisition of more upgraded armored tanks for the Philippine Army. After the close inspection of the M113A2 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), Lorenzana emphasized that he will concentrate on the allotment of additional budget for the purchase of more APCs. “We will get more of these [armored vehicles]. Hopefully, we can allocate funds from the government,” he stressed. Lorenzana noted that they can save bullets because of the concentrated shots of APCs. Aside from this, he intends to bring President Rodrigo Duterte to personally scrutinize the upgraded armored vehicles. “I’m sure he [President Duterte] will be delighted to see these [APCs],” Lorenzana added. Currently, there are four upgraded armored tanks in the Mechanized Infantry Division that will eventually be assigned in Sulu.  CLJD/TJBM PIA-3 CLJD/TJ