Philippines to order 4 long range air defense radars from Japanese company

The Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) has awarded a project to acquire air defense radars to Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) as part of the modernization efforts of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). A Notice of Award was issued by the DND on 04 March 2020, with a contract for 3 fixed and 1 mobile air defense radars worth around PHP5.26 billion (US$105 million) is expected within 2 months. According to MaxDefense Philippines, the radars included in the deal are the J/FPS-3ME 3D Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) advanced long range fixed radar system, and the J/TPS-P14ME truck-mounted long range mobile radar system, which MELCO has been offering for export to countries. It is expected to be the first major export of military radars by Japan, which has only recently revised its policies on arms exports.

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