Max Montero
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Retired Philippine Navy officer. Naval Projects Associate Consultant. Defense Writer focused on PH & IndoPacific. Editor - MaxDefense PH & PH Defense Resource
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Indian sources also reported recently that another 2 batteries are expected to be procured soon, this time by the Philippine Army. 2/x
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Finally the 🇵🇭Philippine Marine Corps have shown one of its Brahmos Maritime Mobile Coastal Defense Battery acquired from 🇮🇳Brahmos Aerospace as it celebrate its 75th founding anniversary. The PMC ordered 3 batteries + dozens of missiles. 📽RTVM 1/x
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US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan "Raizin" Caine was in the Manila & met Philippine Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. discussing the progress of the PH-US alliance and explored ways to further operationalize bilateral strategic defense objectives. 📷DND.
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Philippine Air Force A-29B Super Tucanos participating in PH-AU-NZ-US Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity last 30-31 October 2025. 📽PAF
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Why is the #Philippines already discussing the #KF21Boramae Block 2? The original 2028 timeline for full capability has been cut by one and a half years. This acceleration is possible because #KAI is adopting a Serial Integration strategy to deliver this multirole jets faster. 1/
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This would be the 4th VFA agreement to be signed by the 🇵🇭Philippines after a VFA with the 🇺🇲United States, SOVFA with 🇦🇺Australia, RAA with 🇯🇵Japan and SOVFA with 🇳🇿New Zealand. 2/2
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The 🇵🇭Philippines and 🇨🇦Canada are scheduled to sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) on 02 November 2025 in Manila. Canada's Minister of National Defence Dovid McGuinty will be in Manila to sign the agreement on behalf of the Canadian Government. 1/2
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🇹🇷Turkiye signed a deal with the 🇬🇧UK for the purchase of 20 new Eurofighters for US$10.7 billion. Surprisingly 🇮🇹Leonardo said last time that they can supply around 36 Eurofighter T5s to the 🇵🇭Philippines for US$7.4 billion. I wonder what's in Turkiye's Eurofighter package.
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🇹🇷Turkiye's FNSS delivered these Kunduz AACEs to the 🇵🇭Philippine Army's Combat Engineering Regiment a few months ago. The PA may need more of them in the future as more combat engineer units are formed. 📷 anonymous source via MDP.
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Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro also confirmed that 1 of the 5 Engineering Brigades of the Philippine Army, the 55th Engineering Brigade, was converted to the 55th Combat Engineering Regiment. The remaining 4 engineering brigades will also be converted to combat engineers.
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Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro confirmed that the 🇵🇭Philippine Army plans to upgrade its 11 Light Infantry Divisions to heavier Motorized/Mechanized Infantry Divisions. More troops will be added but no mention if through forming additional battalions or increasing battalion size.
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Yet PT PAL failed to clear out the main issue - which is Indonesian defense pages claiming that the Philippines is delayed in its payment, when in fact the Philippines is advanced and even exceeded the agreed payment despite not receiving the 1st ship.
Official statement from PT PAL after the alleged report of delays in the manufacture of the PN's LPD's due to "funding issues" on the PH side. As expected and showed in the DBM's SARO, PT PAL directly says their within the contracted milestones which coincide with the payout.
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The 🇵🇭Philippine Coast Guard should be given more support to allow it to effectively push illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive 🇨🇳Chinese presence inside the 🇵🇭Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
Taiwan Coast Guard recently drove away an entire armada of China Coast Guard Ships illegally sailing in Taiwan's water. Despite all pressure, aggression, bullies & fear mongering from China, Taiwan is not giving up & fighting tooth & nail to protect it's freedom & sovereignty!
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Joint HADR Exercise DOSHIN-BAYANIHAN 5-25 between the 🇵🇭Philippine Air Force and 🇯🇵Japan Air Self Defense Force will focus on HADR operations coinciding with actual HADR operations in the aftermath of Cebu earthquake.
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The Philippine Navy's Naval Air Wing was elevated to the Naval Air Warfare Force, in anticipation of greater air warfare scope as the fleet continues to modernize and expand, with more manned and unmanned air assets underway.
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Reports from certain Indonesian groups that the delays on building 2 new LPDs for the Philippine Navy by PT PAL due to delayed payments is false. The Philippines is actually exceeded its payment obligations, and should have received the 1st ship last year.
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The 2nd ATR-72-600MPA maritime patrol aircraft for the 🇵🇭Philippine Air Force arrived at Clark Air Base on 28 Sept 2025, after flying from Turin, Italy with several stops in Egypt, Oman, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. 📷CRK Aviation Captures
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The only thing stopping China from doing the same to Filipino fishing boats is the PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty. China is also the reason why the MDT has become stronger over the last few years.
China Coast Guard personnel on speedboats chased a Vietnamese fishing vessel, blocked it with bamboo poles, boarded it, attacked the crew with machetes & seized the vessel in the international waters of the South China Sea. This happened in broad daylight & the world kept mum!
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Another project of the 🇵🇭Philippine Air Force is the acquisition of Additional M134D Gatling Guns, 44 units to be installed on the S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters for increased volume of fire support in combat ops, delivery starting late 2025 to late 2026. 📷205th THW
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Aside from the completed Full Motion Flight Simulator Project, the 🇵🇭Philippine Air Force's 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing is pursuing the S-70i Black Hawk Level D Full Motion Flight Simulator System, expected to be contracted by either late 2025 or early 2026. 📷205th THW, PAF
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