Good news for the Philippine Navy.
The three Philippine naval vessels comprising the
Gregorio Del Pilar class will finally
have its much awaited upgrade.
The Gregorio Del Pilar class are the former US Coast
Guard Hamilton class cutters, that was transferred to the Philippines.
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| BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PS-15), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16), 2 of the three Del Pilar class OPVs of the Philippine Navy (photo credit to owner) |
These vessels are the BRP Gregorio
Del Pilar (PS-15), BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16) and the BRP Andres Bonifacio
(PS-17).
South Korean defense manufacturer Hanwha Systems
Co., Ltd won the contract for the Philippine Navy’s Del Pilar Class Frigate
Upgrade Project to beef up the ship’s electronic capabilities and patrolling
operations, the Department of National Defense (DND) said
"This is to inform you that the proposal of
Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd. for the Del Pilar Class Frigate Upgrade Acquisition
Project of the Philippine Navy, with a corresponding contract price of one
billion three hundred four million two hundred thousand pesos
(PHP1,304,200,000) is hereby accepted," DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
said in the NOA addressed company representative Kim Baeknyun.
The budget for this approved project is P1.5 billion
which will be sourced from the Armed Forces of the Philippine Modernization
Trust Fund.
The project will upgrade and enhance the ship’s
combat management systems, electronic support and sonar capability to
make it capable of operating with incoming and more modern naval assets like
the two Jose Rizal-class missile frigates being completed by Hyundai Heavy
Industries in South Korea.
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