Good
news from Israel.
The
Philippine Navy(PN) will soon add two
brand new units of fast-attack interdiction craft (FAICs) in its growing floating
assets.
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The two FAICs – the Navy’s first pair of
small but agile, offensive, and missile-equipped vessels – were launched at the
port of Israel Shipyards Limited in Haifa, Israel last June 26, according to
Commander Benjo Negranza, PN spokesperson.
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“The acquisition of the new craft is the
latest in the Philippine Navy’s pursuit to become a modern and multi-capable
naval force, responsible for protecting our maritime nation’s sovereignty,” he
said in a statement on Monday night, June 27.
The launching of
the FAICs was a prelude to the ongoing conduct of its pre-delivery inspection
until June 30. It is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022.
The ceremony was
attended by the future crew members of the FAICs, one of which will be called
BRP Lolinato To-Ong, named after a Marine officer who was a recipient of the
coveted Medal of Valor.
The team was led
by Commodore Alfonso Torres Jr., chairperson of the pre-delivery inspection
team, and Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, chairperson of the project management
team of the FAIC Acquisition Project.
“This project
enables the Philippine Navy to make a ‘leap-frog’ approach in strengthening our
littoral defense capability in the areas of warfare, sustainment, and technical
knowledge,” Torres Jr. said.
He thanked
Israel for “paving the way” for the realization of the acquisition of the
Navy’s first FAICs and the complete transfer of its technology which is “a
first of its kind in our defense cooperation.”
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