{"id":272265,"date":"2020-10-19T03:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T07:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=272265"},"modified":"2020-10-19T03:03:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T07:03:48","slug":"delivery-of-1st-missile-boat-pushed-to-early-2022-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/19\/delivery-of-1st-missile-boat-pushed-to-early-2022-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivery of 1st missile boat pushed to early 2022: Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Philippine Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo (Philippine Navy photo via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday said the delivery of the first of the eight units of fast-attack interdictor craft-missile (FAIC-M) set for December was delayed to early 2022 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

“It (Covid-19) has delayed some of the delivery of our platforms. I could give you an example, the first of our FAIC-M, if not for the Covid-19, should have been delivered this December. But because of this Covid-19, the first of the eight platforms is expected to be delivered already by the first quarter of 2022,” said Navy chief, Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, in a virtual presser when asked on how the pandemic has affected the PN’s modernization.<\/p>\n

The PN’s FAIC-M project is expected to replace the force of patrol killer medium (PKM) or medium-sized patrol craft.<\/p>\n

The project, approved for inclusion in the Horizon 2 project list of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program, has a budget of PHP10 billion and is for Multi-Year Contracting.<\/p>\n

Four of the FAIC-Ms will be armed with non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missiles with pinpoint accuracy and a range of 25 kilometers while the other four will be armed with machine guns and light automatic cannons.<\/p>\n

With the FAIC-Ms, the PN shall have the capability to defend the key sea lines of communications (SLOCs), such as Mindoro, Balabac, Sibutu, and Basilan Straits against conventional threats.<\/p>\n

While operating in restricted waters, the FAIC-Ms can interdict surface threats and launch NLOS missiles safely using the surrounding littoral areas as maneuver space and cover.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, PN Offshore Combat Force chief Commodore Karl Decapia confirmed that the prospective BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) is expected to be delivered to the Philippines in late January or early February 2021.<\/p>\n

In the same briefing, he said the ship technically contains the same features that the BRP Jose Rizal has.<\/p>\n

“It’s exactly the same, all sensors, communications, the technical capability of (FF)150 and (FF)151 is exactly the same. in fact, they are twin sisters,” he added.<\/p>\n

BRP Antonio Luna was launched on November 8, 2019 at the Ulsan facility of South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. Its keel-laying on May 23, 2019, coincided with the launch of BRP Jose Rizal.<\/p>\n

The contract for the BRP Jose Rizal and the BRP Antonio Luna was placed at PHP16 billion with another PHP2 billion for weapon systems and munitions.<\/p>\n

The BRP Antonio Luna had its first sea acceptance trials last September 24 to 29 which yielded “satisfactory” results, the PN earlier said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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