A big
boost for the country’s Philippine Navy (PN), if we are going to have it.
The Horizon
2 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program includes
the acquisition of six offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Philippine Navy
(PN).
“Regarding
(the) OPV project, while it has been already approved, the next issue is where
to find the money. As far as the senior leaders at the DND (Department of
National Defense) level, the project’s inclusion has been approved for Horizon
2,” PN chief, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said
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The AFP Modernization Program has
three horizons. Horizon 1 started in 2013 and ended in 2017 while Horizon 2 is
from 2018 to 2022 while Horizon 3 is slated from 2023 to 2028.
Among those earlier included in
Horizon 2 are the acquisition of fast-attack interdictor craft missile
(FAIC-M), landing docks, air search radars and other external defense
equipment.
The
said OPV’s are expected to replace the World War II ships that were earlier
retired by the PN.
Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin
Lorenzana said Australian shipbuilder Austal, which has a shipyard in Balamban
Cebu, remains at the forefront of the Navy’s OPV procurement program.
“Meron silang branch na gumagawa din
ng barko so kung matuloy yun maganda rin yan sa ekonomiya dahil maraming
makikinabang na mga Pilipino (They have a branch that makes ships so if it
pushes through, it will be good for the economy and the Filipinos will benefit
from it), it will generate employment,” he added.
Lorenzana also expressed hope that
they can sign the contract for the OPV acquisition before the end of President
Rodrigo R. Duterte’s term.
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