Notice of Award for the Phl Navy’s FAIC-M Vessels and Weapons released

The Notice of Awards for the FAIC Vessels and Weapons

The Notice of Award (NOA) for the Fast Attack Interdiction Craft-Missile (FAIC-M) Vessels and Weapons of the Philippine Navy (PN) has just been released to the Public by the Department of National Defense (DND), they were dated earlier this Month (January 2021). 

The NOAs were released thru the Israel Ministry of Defense since the transaction went thru a Negotiated Procurement, the NOA for the Vessels was released to Israel Shipyards Ltd while the NOA for the Weapons was released to Rafael Advanced Systems Ltd. 

The Contract for the FAIC-M Vessels was worth a total of Usd 127.9 million (or Php 6.16 billion at the Exchange Rate of Usd 1 = Php 48.18) for 8 Vessels, or Usd 15.9 million (Php 770 million) for each Vessel. 

The Contract for its Weapons on the other hand was worth a total of Usd 79.4 million (Php 3.8 billion) for the 8 Vessels.

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‘My Notes’

Not much details were included in the NOAs, but from PN’s 2020 Calendar we know that the Vessel Model will be the Shaldag Mk V. Previous News Reports also said that an additional Vessel will be provided for free, no indication though if this free Vessel is brand new or not. 

Only 4 of the FAIC-Ms will be armed with Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) Missiles, the other 5 will be with Automatic Cannons, likely on a Remote Weapons Station (RWS) Mount. 

Even older News Reports from January 2020 said that 4 of the FAICs will be built at the PN Cavite Naval Shipyard in Sangley Point, Cavite City. 

SOURCES: 
* Notice of Award to the Israeli Gov’t and Israel Shipyards – Jan. 2020 {Archived Link}
* Notice of Award to the Israeli Gov’t and Rafael Advanced Systems – Jan. 2020 {Archived Link}

* Philippine Navy 2020 Calendar {Archived Link}

* PH Navy Upgrades make Waves amid Pandemic {Archived Link}
* PH Navy eyes to acquire Israeli-made Patrol Boats {Archived Link}

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