Contract for two Multi-Role Vessels for Philippine Navy signed

[JohnM]

Indonesian firm wins bidding for supply of 2 Navy vessels | ABS-CBN News

PT PAL offered to supply the two ships for $86,980,000 or about P3.864 billion, well within the approved budget of P4 billion.

The strategic sealift vessels can be used for civil-military operations and for transporting large number of soldiers, logistics and supplies. Each of the vessels can also accommodate three helicopters.

Supplemental specs:
- minimum displacement of at least 7,300 tons
- minimum length of 120 meters
- cruising speed of at least 13 knots
- maximum speed of not less than 16 knots

- well deck hoist for lifting of LCM/U for positioning towards the well deck at full load.
- minimum of 800 sqm or storage space for 12 M35 trucks
- vehicle lift or ramp access from helideck to inner tank deck (AAV not included)
- boat davit capacity of 15 tons
- aft helideck for two 10-tonner helos, with a hangar for a single helo with facility for deck to hangar transfer

- supply of two LCM/U with 18-ton payload or 80-men capacity and two RHIBs
- training support for more than 130 crews before actual delivery of vessel

An idea of what they will look like:

Not the final look though as I don't see how that flight deck can accommodate two choppers.

[Gumusut_Amige]

Indonesian firm wins bidding for supply of 2 Navy vessels | ABS-CBN News



Supplemental specs:
- minimum displacement of at least 7,300 tons
- minimum length of 120 meters
- cruising speed of at least 13 knots
- maximum speed of not less than 16 knots

- well deck hoist for lifting of LCM/U for positioning towards the well deck at full load.
- minimum of 800 sqm or storage space for 12 M35 trucks
- vehicle lift or ramp access from helideck to inner tank deck (AAV not included)
- boat davit capacity of 15 tons
- aft helideck for two 10-tonner helos, with a hangar for a single helo with facility for deck to hangar transfer

- supply of two LCM/U with 18-ton payload or 80-men capacity and two RHIBs
- training support for more than 130 crews before actual delivery of vessel

An idea of what they will look like:

Not the final look though as I don't see how that flight deck can accommodate two choppers.

if we can build here locally at Subic, why farm out outside the country?
good luck on the build quality of these ships... our naval inspectors should watch the minute details and let this PT PAL to comply the vessel approved contract specs. di kaya pag-aari ng salim group ito?

[JohnM]

Hanjin did not participate in the bidding. The biggest locally made Philippine Navy ship so far is the 51.43m 579 ton BRP Tagbanua by Propmech.

Pic from Indigenous LCU (BU-296) arrives in Manila «

PT PAL makes the Makassar class under license from Daewoo. Daewoo did not post-qualify. So we're essentially getting a license-built Korean-based ship.

Indonesia's Makassar

[baludoy]

this didn't tidbit didn't get much fanfare when it was released

pardon my ignorance pero anong klaseng warship ang bibigay ng sokor?

South Korea Gifts a Warship to the Philippines

By
Trefor Moss

MANILA–The Philippine navy will soon get a much-welcomed gift from South Korea that could help modernize its antiquated fleet at a time when it’s trying to look strong in the face of increasingly aggressive actions from Beijing.

The 1,200-ton coastal defense vessel, or corvette, promised to Manila by Seoul last week, can be armed with cannons, torpedoes and anti-ship missiles. Its donation, announced by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, makes South Korea the latest in a series of military benefactors to the Southeast Asian country.

The U.S., for example, has already donated two ex-Coast Guard cutters to the Philippines, and Japan is in the process of supplying the Philippine Coast Guard with 10 new patrol boats via a $184 million loan.

The show of support for the hopelessly outgunned Filipinos partly sends a message to China that ties between Seoul and Manila are strong and strengthening – not least when it comes to defense.

The donation, set to arrive by the end of the year, is also a prudent move that could benefit South Korea.

Manila is currently putting out tenders for the purchase of two new frigates worth around $410 million – its largest-ever naval procurement. Three of the four bidders for the contract are South Korean, and the selection of one of those three appears highly likely given Seoul’s increasing closeness to Philippines.

South Korea had a big win in March, when Manila signed a $420-million deal for 12 Korean FA-50 light fighter aircraft, the first fighter planes the country’s air force has operated in a decade. If a Korean shipbuilder also scoops the frigate contract it will be an added bonus.

In addition, Seoul is working to convince the Philippines to buy its KA-1 Woongbi following a call last month by the Philippine Air Force that it was in the market for six new close air support aircraft (military-lingo for planes that protect soldiers on the ground). Together, the six planes are worth around $114 million, and Seoul stands a good chance of making the sale, especially if it keeps up the charm offensive by donating more sweeteners to the Philippine military in the form of free, second-hand kit.

For the Philippine armed forces, the donation and accelerated procurement programs could finally give it the “minimum credible deterrent” Manila feels it need to make China, and others in the region, take the country a little more seriously.

so there's a catch din pala hehe

[111prez]

this didn't tidbit didn't get much fanfare when it was released

pardon my ignorance pero anong klaseng warship ang bibigay ng sokor?

A soon to be decommissioned Pohang Class Corvette

[111prez]

this didn't tidbit didn't get much fanfare when it was released

pardon my ignorance pero anong klaseng warship ang bibigay ng sokor?

A soon to be decommissioned Pohang Class Corvette

[uvax]

Same class of ship as the one torpedoed by the nokors off S. Korea's west coast last 2010.

[111prez]

this didn't tidbit didn't get much fanfare when it was released

pardon my ignorance pero anong klaseng warship ang bibigay ng sokor?

A soon to be decommissioned Pohang Class Corvette

[baludoy]

ah so ito pala iyon

Philippines to receive Korea Navy’s Pohang-class warship
9 June 2014


The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is planning to decommission its Pohang-class Corvette by the end of the year, in a bid to prepare it for donation to the Philippine Navy.

The move comes amid rising pressure from China over contradictory claims to the South China Sea.
"The Republic of Korea Navy will decommission a Pohang-class Corvette ... for donation to the Philippine Navy, yet another sign of the two countries' growing defence cooperation."

The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said: "The Republic of Korea Navy will decommission a Pohang-class Corvette ... for donation to the Philippine Navy, yet another sign of the two countries' growing defence cooperation."

The decision follows the recent donation of a landing craft utility and 16 rubber boats to the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Built by Korea Shipbuilding, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Korea Takoma, the Pohang Corvette can be used for anti-surface warfare (ASUW) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) purposes, depending on the weapon systems equipped onboard.

Powered by a combined diesel or gas (CODOG) propulsion system, including two MTU diesel engines and a LM2500 gas turbine, the 88.3m-long, 1,200t ship generates an output of 6,260SHP, while offering a maximum cruising speed of 32k and a range of 4,000nm at a cruise speed of 15k.

Mainly targeted at coastal line patrolling, it is also capable of performing anti-submarine, anti-ship and anti-aircraft warfare operations in the littoral environment

Philippines to receive Korea Navy?s Pohang-class warship - Naval Technology

[Yatta]

Comparative sizes (courtesy of Timawa.net) of the existing OPVs/PFs of the Philippine Navy vs the Pohang-class corvette (2nd ship from the bottom). Its bigger than the Jacinto-class (bottom-most ship) and slightly smaller than the Humabon-class (3rd from the top).