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15 Januari 2019 FF-15 BRP Gregorio del Pilar (photo : Surigao News) MANILA -- The Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), which ran aground off Hasa-Hasa Shoal last August, is expected to be available for operations before the end of 2019. This was confirmed by Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, PN flag-officer-in-command, during a chance interview shortly after the New Year's Call in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Tuesday. This is due to the damage sustained by the ship's two propellers from the grounding which required total replacement. "Kailangan kasi makuha pa 'yung propellers (sa US) kasi sira 'yung propellers. So magiging available pa siya mga end of the year pa. Kung mapabilis ung pag-deliver ng propellers, then maaayos namin kaagad. But ang magko-control ng work na yan is 'yung (availability) ng propellers. (We need to get the propellers from the US because these were the ones that were damaged. It will be available by yearend. If the del...

11 Januari 2019 USCGS Midgett will be decommissioned in 2019, and USCGS Mellon WHEC-717 in 2020 (photo : Mike Griffiths) The Philippines will consider accepting United States Coast Guard Hamilton-class cutter if offered by the United States. However, the Philippines will not “actively” request for the transfer, National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. “We will not actively ask for it. Pag offer nila sa atin, titignan natin kung pabor sa atin,” Secretary Lorenzana said as quoted by Manila Bulletin. The United States government is in the process of replacing Hamilton-class cutters with Legend-class cutters. Nine Hamilton-class cutters were already decommissioned and transferred to Philippines, Vietnam, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Three are already in active Philippine Navy service: BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (FF-16), and BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF-17). Three more Hamilton-class cutters are in active US Coast Guard service. “Definitely, hindi tayo hih...

02 Januari 2019 HTMS Tachin FFG-471 modified from Korean Gwanggaeto  destroyer (all photos : Richard Yip) The Royal Thai Navy's latest destroyer, the HTMS Tachin (FFG-471) on its way back from Korea, will visit a host of Asian countries, with the first stop. The first is Hong Kong. Reportedly, HTMS Tachin (FFG-471) is one of the two DW 3000F class warships built by South Korea's Daewoo Marine Group for the Royal Thai Navy . And in the process of returning home this ship with a visit to some Asian countries. Images of HTMS Tachin visited Hong Kong to get essentials on December 26 last. Accordingly, HTMS Tachin is the first new DW 3000F class in Korea, and the second class of this class is expected to be built by Thailand under the technology transfer from Daewoo. Although the process of transferring HTMS Tachin was slow, but with the current South Korean route to Thailand, it is likely that the Thai Navy will still receive the destroyer on 6 January 2019 in accordance plan. It ...

17 Desember 2018 Hand over ceremony of HTMS Tachin (III) (photo : DSME) On 14 December 2018, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) held a ceremony to receive the high-performance frigate at the Okpo-Dong Shipyard, DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.) in Busan, South Korea. There are senior officers and the Thai Navy. New Frigate Ship DSME officer and security industry of the Republic of Korea And the Thai party. It's understandable HMS Tachin (III) is scheduled to depart South Korea from Thailand in the next month.  The Royal Thai Navy has signed the first high-performance frigate agreement, HTMS Tachin (III) from DSME Korea in August. 2013 amounted to approximately 14,997 million Baht ($ 396 million) as approved by the Cabinet.  High Performance Frigate HTMS Tachin (III) was launched on 23 January 2017 at the DSME shipyard, with Admiral Aree Nani - former Navy commander - at that time, the president of the ceremony. The Tachin class (DW3000H) of DSME South Korea ...

15 Desember 2018 Hunter class frigate (images : BAE Systems) Australia’s naval shipbuilding endeavour has notched up a significant achievement with the signing of the head contract for the Navy’s Hunter class frigates.  The contract between the Commonwealth and ASC Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia, was signed at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in Adelaide today.  Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, congratulated everyone involved in the occasion.  “This is a fantastic day because we have delivered on our promise to sign this contract before the end of the year,” said Minister Pyne.  “The $35 billion program will provide the Navy with a world-class anti-submarine warfare capability, create thousands of jobs and contribute billions of dollars to the national economy.”  “A recent Oxford Economics report into the program revealed it will contribute an estimated $17 billion to...

12 Desember 2018 Del Pilar class frigate (photo : dvidshub) The Department of National Defense (DND) has initiated the Del Pilar Class Frigate Upgrade Acquisition Project for the Philippine Navy. The project has an approved budget for acquisition of PHP1,540,000,000.00 under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program. “The project will be undertaken thru Alternative Mode of Procurement which is Limited Source Bidding, having satisfied the conditions as stated in Section 49 of the Revised Rules and Regulations of RA 9184,” the DND said. Among the pre-selected proponents/suppliers invited to participate are Ultra Electronics, Hanwha Systems, and SAAB Group. Pre-selected suppliers or consultants have known experience and proven capability relative to the requirements of the said particular contract. The pre-bid conference is scheduled on December 12, while the submission and opening of bids will be held on December 28. According to MaxDefense Philippines, the project ...