Philippines

Sep- 2019 -

26 September

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets

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BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract

BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets

Jun- 2019 -

28 June

Philippine Army Tech. Sgt. Rernaur Bwenaia, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, instructs Philippine Army Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Battalion how to identify improvised explosive devices

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Philippines counter-terrorism soldiers killed in Jolo ‘firefight’

An attack on a special Philippine army counter-terrorism unit left three soldiers dead and nine others wounded in the southern Philippines

1 June

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Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drones sold to Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam

Boeing Insitu was awarded an almost $48 million contract for 34 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam

May- 2019 -

31 May

Staff Writer

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Dutch man held by Abu Sayyaf killed during escape attempt, Philippines military says

A Dutch birdwatcher held by ISIS-linked militants was killed in the Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot as he tried to escape

Mar- 2019 -

5 March

Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Su-35 fighter jet

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Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says

The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said

Feb- 2019 -

2 February

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Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo

A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo

Jan- 2019 -

30 January

Fergus Kelly

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Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?

Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory

27 January

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

Dec- 2018 -

31 December