By Armando J. Heredia The Philippine Navy has unveiled bidding specifications to purchase it’s first new major surface combatant in several decades. Titled “Frigate Acquisition Program,” this key milestone of the Capability Upgrade Program will reorient the nation’s military from decades of COIN operations and enable a credible defense against conventionally-armed opponents. A closer look at … Continue reading Philippine Navy Frigate Program: An OPV by Any Other Name? →