The Philippine Air Force Research and Development Center (AFRDC) has unveiled its first homegrown armed drones, marking a milestone within the nation’s Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program.
The newly revealed platforms — the Air Military Ordnance Carrier (AMOC) and the Military Air Ordnance Yielder (MAOY) — are domestically developed and combat-ready, providing new capabilities to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The AMOC is a fixed-wing drone designed for reconnaissance and precision strike roles, whereas the MAOY is a rotary-wing system constructed for direct ordnance supply utilizing first-person view (FPV) management. Both drones are able to carrying explosive payloads and had been developed solely by Filipino engineers and technicians.
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The AMOC is the primary domestically made and first AFP fixed-wing armed drone to be used in fight, whereas the MAOY is the primary domestically made and first AFP rotary-wing armed drone to be used in fight.
These capabilities are aimed toward supporting inside safety operations and offering cost-effective options to imported drone techniques.
The MAOY quadcopter, proven in latest footage, can carry and launch small aerial bombs. The ordnance is visibly mounted beneath the airframe. Designed for frontline deployment, this FPV drone provides operators real-time visible management and focusing on accuracy.
Meanwhile, the AMOC fixed-wing UAV demonstrated its flight capabilities in a latest check, showcasing its capacity to carry out longer-range missions with greater endurance.
The domestically developed drones are meant to reinforce the AFP’s operational flexibility, significantly in counter-insurgency and border safety operations. Their growth comes at a time of rising concentrate on drone warfare and unmanned techniques integration inside Southeast Asia.
