An anonymous official of the Philippine Navy (PN) laid out its current acquisition plans to the legitimate news organization One News. To summarize some of the points of the article:
* PN plan is to spend Php 75 billion to build a 50 Ship Maritime Force
* Php 100 billion is needed for 100 more Support Vessels and 34 Fixed and Rotary Wing
Aircraft
* 4 additional Frigates are planned for acquisition until 2028
* 2 Corvettes for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) worth Php 28 billion will be acquired until 2023 from a South Korean Shipyard (likely Hyundai Heavy Industries or HHI as per previous news reports), plus an additional 10 more.
* 6 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) will be acquired for Php 30 billion from an Australian Shipyard (likely to be Austal as per previous news reports) until 2023. Another 6 more OPVs are planned for acquisition by 2028, and yet another 6 more after that.
* 8 Attack Fast Interdiction Craft (FAIC) will be bought for Php 8 billion from Israel until 2023. An additional 40 more are planned to be bought until 2028.
* 42 more Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) are planned for acquisition
* 2 more Landing Docks (LD) worth Php 5.5 billion are planned for acquisition until 2023 from an Indonesian supplier (likely to be PT Pal as per previous news reports)
* Shore based Anti-Ship Missiles (AShM) and Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) are also planned for acquisition
* 2 to 4 Submarines has been pushed out to possibly after 2028
SOURCE: Navy plans 50-Ship Maritime Force to strengthen claims on disputed Seas; BRP Jose Rizal arrives
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* PN plan is to spend Php 75 billion to build a 50 Ship Maritime Force
* Php 100 billion is needed for 100 more Support Vessels and 34 Fixed and Rotary Wing
Aircraft
* 4 additional Frigates are planned for acquisition until 2028
* 2 Corvettes for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) worth Php 28 billion will be acquired until 2023 from a South Korean Shipyard (likely Hyundai Heavy Industries or HHI as per previous news reports), plus an additional 10 more.
* 6 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) will be acquired for Php 30 billion from an Australian Shipyard (likely to be Austal as per previous news reports) until 2023. Another 6 more OPVs are planned for acquisition by 2028, and yet another 6 more after that.
* 8 Attack Fast Interdiction Craft (FAIC) will be bought for Php 8 billion from Israel until 2023. An additional 40 more are planned to be bought until 2028.
* 42 more Multi-Purpose Attack Craft (MPAC) are planned for acquisition
* 2 more Landing Docks (LD) worth Php 5.5 billion are planned for acquisition until 2023 from an Indonesian supplier (likely to be PT Pal as per previous news reports)
* Shore based Anti-Ship Missiles (AShM) and Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) are also planned for acquisition
* 2 to 4 Submarines has been pushed out to possibly after 2028
SOURCE: Navy plans 50-Ship Maritime Force to strengthen claims on disputed Seas; BRP Jose Rizal arrives
Check out my Links: https://linktr.ee/rhk111
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