Delivery of Philippine Navy's Shaldag Mark V Boats has been delayed!

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Shaldag V Crafts for the Philippine Navy: It’s a Go!!

A Shaldag Mk V Vessel, Photo from Wikimedia Commons

It’s a GO now for the Shaldag V Crafts for the Philippine Navy’s (PN) Fast Attack Interdiction Craft – Missile (FAIC-M) Project as the PN announced that the Notice to Proceed (NTP) was signed by the Department of National Defense (DND) late last Month (April 2021). 

However, the PN did correct the News Report that came out early this Month (May 2021) which said that the Contract for the Boats with Israel Shipyards was signed in January 2021. The Contract was instead signed in February 2021. 

PN signed Contract for the FAIC-Ms in January 2021

An Illustration of a Shaldag Mk V Vessel by Israel Shipyards

In an exclusive Interview with the Maritime Fairtrade Website, Philippine Navy (PN) Chief Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said that the Government had already signed the Contract with Company Israel Shipyards for the acquisition of 9 Shaldag Mk V Fast Attack Interdiction Craft - Missile (FAIC-M). 

However, he also mentioned in the Interview that the Notice to Proceed (NTP) has not been released yet as of April 2021. They still estimate though that the delivery of the first 3 Boats will be made in 2022, another 3 in 2023 and with the last Batch in 2024. 

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. 

PN confirms acquisition of Shaldags for FAICs

The Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed the acquisition of Shaldag class Patrol Boats from Israel. The previous report I saw mentioning the Shaldags was by the Inquirer, and it was just mentioned in the report.

This time the report is coming from Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad himself. Among the other information mentioned before in other news items which I am enumerating now are as follows:
- Budget for eight vessels is Php 10 billion
- Four will be made in Israel while the remaining four will be made at the PN Cavite Shipyard in Sangley Point, Cavite City
- Only four of the eight though will be armed with “Non-Line of Sight missiles”, which is likely the Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS)
- These will be under the Fast Attack and Interdiction Craft (FAIC) Project. The news item says “Interdictor”, but I remember seeing a PN video using the word “Interdiction” instead

The Shaldags will replace the Patrol Killer Medium (PKM) Crafts of the PN, otherwise known as the Batillo class Vessels.

SOURCE: PH Navy eyes to acquire Israeli-made Patrol Boats

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