Navy's first modern frigates to act as anti-air platforms
MANILA --
Once completed and delivered fully functional in 2020, the two missile-armed
frigates contracted from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), will serve as the
Navy's first anti-air missile platform.
This was
the response of Philippine Navy flag-officer-in-command Rear Admiral Robert
Empedrad when asked if the PN has any "anti-access or area
capability" during the Senate hearing on the Frigate Acquisition Project
(FAP) last week.
"In
the current inventory of the PN, we don’t have capability for aerial denial. Wala pa tayong (We do
not have) anti-air missile capability naship that can hit an
incoming aerial object. But except for our frigates supposedly kung ma-deliver (once
delivered), ito
lang iyong (this will only be the) first time that we will
have that capability for aerial denial," he added.
The
frigates, now being built by HHI, will be armed with weapons capable of
neutralizing surface, sub-surface and air threats aside from capable of
electronic warfare.
The
above-mentioned ships have a contract of PHP18 billion, including their weapons
systems and munitions.
In the FAP
hearing, issues concerning the brand of combat management system to be
installed were discussed. (PNA)
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