Designing the interior compartment of every AV8 variants would add cost also.

Sure. Costlier than the process to buy new chassis for the later roles, with all the ahem songlap and so on... and the delays? See our navy so many classes, until now I don't understand why we can't mass produce 2 or 3 types.

At least it looks like an okay chassis. Somehow we caught the 8x8 and mast mount trends also. Not bad.

But while we're admiring our AV8, Terrex 2 gets shortlisted for USMC vehicle...

http://www.saic.com/about/about-saic/feature-stories/terrex2

56.79 billion pesos = 1.2 billion usd

thats not really much even on asean military standard, but i guess its a lot for them 

thats our yearly budget, the phil 1.2-1.7bil is for 5-year plan like our rmk plan, imagine our military rmk plan is only 1bil..   

They are not confident in the economy ahead.
Now scraping money to paid off that famous debt.
Also trying to reduce budget deficit.
Ain't easy time for us.
Unless some1 sponsor us

Sigh... that debt make govt bleed assets and capital. We will be a while digging ourselves out of the hole, because we have basically sold the cangkul to prop up the hole

Labuan.... think US sailors prefer Singapore with advanced infrastructure, English fluent sarong party girls and Geylang....

There's so many pre-loved F-16s and so on in the market. Why not get a bunch as interim. Better than to have a gaping hole.

Please... the debt doesn't magically have no effect just cause its paid off. The act of paying it off is almost like incurring the debt all over again. 2.6b not only just burn like Joker in Dark Knight, we still need to repay it and service the interest...

Can extend the MIGs life? Yes its dangerous but... what other choice?

the leased was never on the table at first place
they only  wanted facilities to refit and refuel
for daily sortie and interception
no more training and air shows

Constuctions progress of the Philippine Navy first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) and the Indonesian Navy Sigma PKR 10514 (bottom right) at PT PAL facility. Launching of both ships scheduled on January 18th 2016.



Credit to original uploader.

It seem like SGPV would get thales vigile 100, Scorpion 2, tsb 3520 and TUUM-6.
Look like pretty much complete the whole system.

You sure ecm export ban?

AFAIK the French are very liberal with their weapons sales policy. First time I heard they ban anything.

Lol, sigen r-ecm and syracuse system are exclusively for French navy use only.
They didn't ban other ecm export.

I don't think there is any restrictions for the Thales Scorpion as the Indonesian Sigma PKR 10514 is equipped with the Scorpion 2.

http://www.thales7seas.com/html_2014/platform1880.html

Hahaha idiot dumbass US shill writer. Itu basic military 4x4.

This is PLA's "new Humvee":


Lain kali nak kondem China buat research betol2 dulu. Bodo piang.