Contract for two Multi-Role Vessels for Philippine Navy signed

[dr. d]

unless we learn to actually make our own, we will never be a force to be reckoned with, or even considered.
and seeing as we are an archipelago, i see no reason why we don't. or can't.
don't expect the vulcans, tellarites, or the andorians to give us warp drive. we have to invent it ourselves.

[uls]

wow more boats for the navy

so how much will it cost taxpayers to maintain those boats?

[userfriendly]

South Korea gives Corvette to Philippine Navy | Inquirer Global Nation

MANILA, Philippines-South Korea continues to boost the arsenal of the Philippine Navy, this time a battle-ready Corvette.
Peter Paul Galvez, Department of National Defense spokesman, said that the Corvette would arrive by the end of 2014.
He added that the “Pohang” class Corvette of South Korea would arrive equipped with all its weapons and sensor system intact.
According to Galvez, the “Pohang” class Corvette is a general-purpose sea vessel that the Republic of Korea Navy operates.
“Pohang” class Corvettes have served in a coastal defense role during the Cold War period.
There were 24 “Pohang” class Corvettes built, all in South Korea, and 21 remain in service.
Corvettes are armed with Harpoon and Exocet anti-ship missiles, a 76 millimeter Oto Melara automatic cannon, one Breda 40 mm twin cannons, two Mark 32 triple tubes, and 12 Mark 9 depth charges.


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[userfriendly]

wow more boats for the navy

so how much will it cost taxpayers to maintain those boats?

I for one would rather see our tax money go to maintaing those navy boats or airforce planes than to Napoles and company

[Monseratto]

No mention of the Pohang class corvette that was alledgely sunk by a North Korean torpedo. Let's see if the Sokor government includes the Exocet/Harpoon system as promised...

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[funkeemunkee]

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[JohnM]

Indonesia's PT PAL signs contract to supply strategic sealift vessels to the Philippines - IHS Jane's 360

"PT PAL executive Edy Andarto confirmed to IHS Jane's on 17 July that the contract - worth USD92 million - was signed with the PN in June and calls for the vessels to be supplied in 2016 and 2017.

The contract also stipulates a requirement for PT PAL to provide an integrated support package that will enable Philippine industry to undertake maintenance and support of the SSVs in partnership with the PN."

[baludoy]

a little ot:

Defense firms flock to Manila trade show

Manila – Dozens of global defense companies showed off their latest weaponry on Thursday at the first major defense exhibition in 15 years in the Philippines, which is aiming to revamp its military amid territorial disputes with China.
The Southeast Asia country has several open tenders for defense equipment, most of them relatively small. Manila aims to spend $1.8 billion on new equipment by 2017 – a big increase over previous years but still modest by regional standards. Manufacturers are keen to win those early contracts, which they see as entry points to more lucrative orders in years to come.
Defense heavyweights present include Lockheed Martin and Textron, both of the US, as well as Thales of France, Saab of Sweden, and the defense arm of European aerospace giant Airbus. Military brass mingled with company executives at the bustling exhibition, as flashy models of drones and fighter jets vied with gun-toting young women for the visitors' attention.
"The Philippines looks like being one of the next Asian tigers," said Thomas Webster, regional director of the Textron-owned Beechcraft Defense Co., of Wichita, Kan. "And Southeast Asia is a growing market generally -- most of the military equipment here is 40 years old."
Beechcraft is competing for a Philippine order for six close-air-support aircraft -- whose task is to bomb targets that threaten ground troops – valued at around $114 million, Mr. Webster said. But he added the winner of the initial contract potentially stands to gain a subsequent order for 18 more planes.
Winning here would also significantly boost the company's chances of landing coming deals in neighboring Malaysia and Vietnam, he added. Unlike in the US and Europe, defense spending in East Asia is rising fast.
The recent signing of a new US-Philippine defense pact – which will see US forces return to Philippine bases after a 20-year absence – may also boost the chances of US companies here, Mr. Webster suggested.
Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest defense company by sales, is eyeing a contract for maritime patrol aircraft, which it says it can deliver at half the cost of new planes by fitting the Philippine Air Force's existing C-130 Hercules transports with surveillance systems.
"The last decade was a lost decade here – many US companies simply withdrew," said a Lockheed Martin representative. "The difference now is that they are actually spending real money in the $100 million-plus range – meaningful contracts."
Supplying two maritime patrol aircraft may be a modest prize for a company that recorded $45.4 billion in sales last year, but Lockheed Martin views the Philippines as a long-term bet, its representative said. "Now is the time to get these sales – to make sure you get those future sales over the next 15 years," he said. "If we don't get in now, then a Korea or an Israel certainly will."
The Philippines is trying to reverse years of neglect of its near-obsolete armed forces by assembling a "minimum credible deterrent" with which to push back against China and other rivals in the disputed South China Sea.
President Benigno Aquino III, who opened Thursday's Asian Defense, Security and Crisis Management Exhibition, said he had already approved around $920 million in defense purchases during his four years in charge – double the amount committed by his predecessor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, throughout her 10-year administration.
"For the longest time, the state of our military's equipment had been neglected," Mr. Aquino said, vowing to spend more on defense.
Last year, he laid out plans to spend $1.8 billion on new defense technology by 2017. That money is being invested in addition to the main defense budget, which remained modest at $2.7 billion last year, but is also increasing.
The Philippines has already benefited from supplies of second-hand equipment, such as the two ex-Coast Guard cutters recently donated by the US, and repurposed as naval frigates. But the country is setting its sights higher.
"It's very encouraging," said the Philippine Fleet commander, Rear Adm. Jaime Bernardino, at the sight of leading foreign defense companies competing for Philippine orders. "It means we can get good deals on new technology at prices we can afford."
The South Korean defense industry is already well placed here. Korea Aerospace Industries has scooped up the biggest Philippine contract to date, a $420 million order for 12 FA-50 light fighter jets. In addition, three Korean shipbuilders are on a four-company short list for a $410 million contract for two naval frigates. (Spain's Navantia is the fourth.)

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/defense-fi...175121818.html

[JohnM]

Spain, with its 40% unemployment, needs the frigate contract more than SK. Let the games begin