A member of the Philippine Air Force salutes during a ceremony for the turnover of eight brand new Bell-412EP helicopters that were procured by the Philippine Air Force from Bell Helicopter Textron and two attack helicopters, the Augusta Westland AW-109E from Italy as part of its modernization program Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Philippines. AP/Bullit Marquez
The country's defense spending has been on a steady rise since the 1990s, with a 25-percent leap eyed next year.
The proposed P25-billion defense budget in 2016 is part of a five-year military modernization program gearing to project a modern military with minimum credible defense and to make the Philippines a worthy member of security alliances.
Data recently obtained by The STAR showed that 55 military upgrade projects worth P11.71 billion have been completed under the Aquino administration. These include:
Based on a report by The STAR / Alexis Romero; Infographics by Philstar.com / Jonathan Asuncion
Last week, the Philippine Navy christened two brand new weaponized AugustaWestlend AW109 helicopters for deployment on board its Pilar-class frigates.
http://www.philstar.com/news-feature/2015/08/21/1490623/infographics-completed-air-force-army-navy-upgrade-projects
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