The Philippines has signed a contract worth $103 million to buy four radars from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) on Aug. 14.
Photos: Department of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines
Under the Horizon 2 Air Surveillance Radar System (ASRS) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Air Force, three fixed long-range Air Surveillance Radars, each with building facilities and one mobile Air Surveillance Radar, and are expected to be delivered to the Philippines starting 2022.
The departmnet said the recommended ASRS sites will cover large areas of the Philippine Rise, Southern Areas of the country, and the Southern portion of the West Philippine Sea.
