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| PN to get FLIR, radar and RHIBs | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 3 2009, 03:42 AM (1,151 Views) | |
| pachador | May 3 2009, 03:42 AM Post #1 |
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Excerpt from gMA news, May 1, 2009 a Coastwatch South program aims to dramatically improve oversight of the tri-border “Terrorist Transit Triangle" with the use of 12 to 17 coastal radar sites. Connecting these sites are a string of air, ocean, and ground surveillance and interdiction assets, including Forward-Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) pods for Philippine Navy aircraft and 10 rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs). “Defeating them requires both centralized coordination and field authority. Resources and responses must be applied in a rapid, flexible, and focused manner," the State Department said. The US State Department listed terrorist groups active in the Philippines as including the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), Jemaah Islamiya (JI), the New People’s Army (NPA), and the Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM). It said Philippine security forces continued to make progress against terrorist groups, killing 35 terrorists and capturing another 16 during the first half of the year. Those apprehended included an RSM cofounder and two bomb makers in Mindanao. Also, the US counter-terrorism strategy of offering development opportunities in areas at risk for terrorist recruitment continued to marginalize the small remaining numbers of ASG and JI terrorists from Muslim insurgents in Southern Philippines. |
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| 12th BCT | May 10 2009, 04:17 PM Post #2 |
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FLIR to be installed on the Islanders? This would be a welcome addition, as well a significant jump in capability for the the PN Air arm. |
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