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Target Establishment of Military Space Centre
Planned operational date for the AFP space centre, intended as a stepping stone to a full space command.
Command Conference Announcement
AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jnr presents the military space centre proposal to President Marcos during the midyear command conference and later briefs reporters on the 2028 target.
Presidential Directive
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr directs the Armed Forces of the Philippines to develop its own satellite capability.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines plans a military space centre by 2028, moving from dependence on allied satellite data to a sovereign ISR capability. General Romeo Brawner Jr. announced the incremental approach, which experts say requires overcoming significant technical and manpower challenges. The initiative directly targets surveillance of Chinese activities in the South China Sea.
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