According to Max Defense philippines the
radars included in the deal are the J/FPS-3ME active
electronic scan array, AESA, Advanced long
range fixed radar system and the J-TPSP 14 new truck mounted long range
mobile radar system. The J/FPS-3ME is a development of
the 90s era j/FPS 3 radar in service with the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JSDF) improved
signal processing and jamming resistance. It also has a secondary antenna
optimized for short range detection.
The philippines is expected to receive
the radars between late 2021 to 2022 and
are expected to be deployed in the
northeast, central and southwest parts of
the country. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would install one of the radar systems
that would be delivered from japan at
the closed mattenlock gas platform
located off Malampaya, Palawan near the
west philippine sea.
"You see we've decided that the matinlock
platform will be assigned one of the
radars coming from japan to beef up our
monitoring capability in the west
philippine sea," AFP chief of staff General Gilbert Gapay said in an online
press conference with the foreign
correspondents association of the
philippines vocab tuesday.
The philippines was heard by the
japanese on air defense radar. the deal would be tokyo's first defense
export ban to withdraw. The philippines Department of National Defense (DND) has awarded a project to
acquire air defense radars to Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Nalco as
part of the modernization efforts of the
philippine air force. A notice of award was issued by the DND on 2021 with a contract for three fixed
and one mobile air defense radars worth
around php 5.26 billion 105 million us
dollars is expected within two months.
Tokyo Japan is considering selling air
defense technology to the philippines in
what will be its first defense exports
since a nearly 50-year defense ban. Tokyo asked the Philippines to buy an
upgraded model of mitsubishi electric's FPS three air defense radar system which
japan's air self-defense force has used
since 1991 in defense and destroying
airspace attacks. Tokyo has started offering technical
information about the system to manila. Japanese thinking says that upgrading
less sophisticated radars to meet
philippine needs will keep costs down
helping to win orders. Its price is estimated to be between 1
billion yen and 2 billion yen 8.87
million dollars and 17.7 million dollars. Manila has also approached the us and
israel on the matter.
Japan's defense cooperation with the
philippines which has been centered on
joint military exercises has developed
in recent years. in march a few months ago the japan
maritime self-defense force donated a TC-90 trainer aircraft to the philippine
navy. Den agreed in june to provide parts
for the UH-1H multi-mission helicopter
previously used by the army self-defense
force to the philippine air force. Both sides are interested in exercising
military oversight of maritime security
as china continues to build goods in the
south china sea, an important sea lane
for tokyo and manila. By exporting defense radar to the
philippines japan hopes to improve
southeast asia's detection and
surveillance capabilities and help
maintain safety in the region.
Essentially banned arms exports for
decades until last april when it
established ground rules that would
allow countries to transfer defense
equipment and technology and participate
in joint development under certain
conditions, such as when developing japan. The sale of radar to the philippines is
considered appropriate because it will
increase bilateral defense cooperation. Tokyo has not sold any defense equipment
under the new rules. Attempted to build submarines for export
to australia but lost a deal with france
in 2016. Attempts to sell P-1 patrol jets to
britain also failed and japan lost an
offer to supply radar for the thai air
force to a spanish company.
