PAF expands radar coverage, builds more air bases

Already assured of a whopping P139-billion budget to fund its latest five-year modernization program, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is looking to beef up security in the country's air space by hooking up its radars with those maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap).   The Air Force is also building more air bases in strategic sites across the country and increasing engagements with its foreign counterparts, said Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr., PAF commanding general.   President Rodrigo Duterte said 16 projects with a total budget of P139 billion were in the pipeline for the PAF.   Modern force   "We are expe...

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