To ensure the survival of the country's brand-new FA-50PH "Fighting Eagle" against enemy fire, the Department of National Defense (DND) has announced that it is allocating PhP33,702,286 for the acquisition of countermeasure munitions for light interim fighter aircraft.
The fund will be sourced from the AFP Modernization Act
Trust Fund.
To be acquired are 17,280 units of "RR-170 Chaffs"
and 8,640 units of "MJU-7 IR Flares with impulsive cartridges."These
will be fitted to the FA-50PHs' Elbit Elisra SPS-45v5EX countermeasure
dispenser system.
Pre-bid conference is scheduled for Jan. 6 at 9 a.m. at the
DND Bidding and Awards Committee Conference Room, DND
Building , Camp
Aguinaldo , Quezon City
Winning bidders are required to deliver the items within 360
calendar days, the bid bulletin at the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System said.
Countermeasures are used to decoy hostile radar and surface
missile systems tracking or pursuing jet aircraft.
Two of the country's first FA-50PH jet aircraft arrived at
Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga last Nov. 28.
These two aircraft are part of the 12-plane order from the
Korea Aerospace Industries which amounted to PhP18.9 billion.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=842834
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