AFP Modernization in Full Swing

[elvandesantos]

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aw hinuon bisaya man sad to admin sa timawa....

timawa.net is not complete without salbahis.... ang batang salbahis sa kinalumsan... hhahahahah *joke*

haha nice. forever lurker lang ko dra hehehe. though majority ang active dra sah timawa is either in abroad or in cebu none the less cebuano/bisaya speaking. But some wannabe soldiers or enthusiast but most importantly matured and sensitive enough on posting comments- but istorya.net is created for fun, crowds, cebuanos far from home(broaden to vismin now) etc. So we cannot really compare timawa since its a military/defense forum site, it would be like apple and orange but still a fruit yet different taste.

anywayz.. this is istorya.net and threads are open for discussion as long nga naa sah topic and category. kay ang uban threads although naa sah GD pero nahimo comedy tungod sah uban mga comment, might as well transfer the thread to humor section nlng kun mao nah.. clowns should be in the circus not somewhere else .

Anyway back to topic. Is the italian naval ship a signed deal? or still in the process?

[crisxahia]

good to see you posting again salbahis lol.. haven't seen you quite a while in tiwawa.. as for me lurker mode ra sad ko pirmi diha sa timawa.. i post sometimes but I'm always careful on my post.. birahan dayon ta didto basta mag pataka lang kag post lol.. most of the time I just read and read and read.. heheh.. eversince I lurked there I have learned alot of things..

as much as possible I would like to share what I learned from that forum to our fellow istoryans, para ma educate sad sila about our AFP and current efforts by our government to modernize it..
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anyways btt.. @elvandesantos - the last press release by DND had some us in timawa shocked and somehow saddened by their decision.
as per undersecretary Fernando Manalo to quote:

"The PN found out that it will be more expensive to maintain second hand vessel(s) than buying a new one," he added.
With this conclusion, the Italian-made "Maestrale" frigates, are no longer in the running for possible acquisition by the Philippines.
"Its no longer being evaluated," Manalo stressed.
The "Maestrale" was earlier touted by the DND as the next ships to be acquired for the PN due to its credible missile and anti-submarine capabilities. With this development, Manalo said the Philippines is now looking for new build naval ships with the same configuration."

There are offers coming from the United States, Israel, Croatia, South Korea and Australia for brand-new vessels with "frigate capabilities".

[crisxahia]

as per this article by BusinessMirror..

BusinessMirror - No secondhand frigates

"last week, Manalo said the Philippines is now looking for newly built naval ships with the same configuration.

The DND earlier said it is shopping around for two naval ships with “frigate capabilities” and that several countries have sent offers.

Vessels being offered by the United States, Israel, Croatia, South Korea and Australia are brand new.

An Armed Forces of the Philippines official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said South Korea is a strong contender among the countries.

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South Korea has the Incheon class frigate the first of its class was launched just last month 17 January 2013.



Class & type: Incheon Class Frigate
Type: Frigate
Displacement: Batch I - 2,300 tons (empty)
Length: 114 m (374 ft)
Beam: 14 m (46 ft)
Propulsion: 1 x Rolls-Royce MT30 CODOG
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (max)
18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) (cruising)
Range: 8,000 km (5,000 mi)

Armament:
1 x 5 inch (127mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun
1 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
1 x RAM Block 1 CIWS
4 SSM-700K Hae Sung anti-ship missiles
4 Hyunmoo-3 cruise missiles
1 x 3 K745 LW Blue Shark torpedoes

Incheon Class Frigates / Future Frigate Experimental (FFX) - Naval Technology

[balipseyev]

Does the SK KT-1 offer still stands? pde siguro nila ni ihatag for a very low price since daghan man ta gipalit sa ilaha...

Or maybe a Gomduksuri or 2 PKG....

[crisxahia]

a recent update..

South Korean defense manufacturer signifies interest to provide DND's frigate requirements
By Priam F. Nepomuceno

MANILA, March 2 (PNA) -- A South Korean defense manufacturer is now talking with the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding its requirements for two brandnew frigates.

A DND observer said that the company is offering the Philippines varieties of the "Incheon" class frigates.

"Some initial talks are now being held and hopefully, the company will get a chance to bid for our frigate requirements," he stressed.

He also pointed out that talks with the South Korean defense manufacturer came about when the DND decided to not go ahead with the planned purchase of the Italian "Maestrale" frigates due to questions of cost and hull aging.

The "Incheon" are coastal defense frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy with its lead ship launched on April 29, 2011.

The "Incheon" class frigates will replace the aging fleet of "Pohang" class corvettes and "Ulsan" class frigates, and take over multi-role operations such as coast patrol, anti-submarine warfare and transport support.

Later batches are planned to be specialized on anti-air and anti-submarine warfare.

"Incheon" class frigates are armed with the 127mm/L62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 naval gun.

Point-defense armaments include a single 20 mm Phalanx CIWS and a RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Block 1 21-round launcher.

Anti-Submarine Warfare armaments consists of K745 LW Cheong Sahng-uh (Blue Shark) torpedoes.

Its anti-ship capability is provided by 16 SSM-700K Hae Sung (Sea Star) long-range anti-ship missile, each with performance similar to the US Harpoon while land-attack capability is provided by the recently-developed Hyunmoo IIIC (Guardian of the Northern Sky) cruise missile, which is similar to the US Tomahawk.

It has a length of 374 feet, speed of 30 knots, capable of carrying a naval helicopter and a complement of 140 officers and men.

"Incheon" frigates weigh around 3,000 tons and has cruising range of 5,000 miles. (PNA)
FPV/PFN

LINK here:
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index_arc.php?...ydte_arch=2013

[crisxahia]

5 of the 21 Refurbished UH-1.. these are to be completed on March 30, 2013

2 of them already marked..





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[bleedingboi]

5 of the 21 Refurbished UH-1.. these are to be completed on March 30, 2013

2 of them already marked..





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dli gyud maluma si "Old Huey"

The iconic figure of the Vietnam war. We still need these badasses on our fields although decomissioned na ni sila sa US.

[SiQ]

dli gyud maluma si "Old Huey"

The iconic figure of the Vietnam war. We still need these badasses on our fields although decomissioned na ni sila sa US.

wrong bleedingboi,, just because they were made during that time, it doesn't mean they stop flying them. heck, we got grandsons flying B-52's

[bleedingboi]

wrong bleedingboi,, just because they were made during that time, it doesn't mean they stop flying them. heck, we got grandsons flying B-52's

Sir, what I am referring is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters shown on the picture. It has been decommissioned in the US since August 2011.

Yes, RP is still using them as well as some nations around the world, but the USA has stopped it's operations since last year.

The Huey has been in the Army's service for 55 years. It is being replaced by newer aircraft such as the UH-60 Blackhawk and LUH-72 Lakota. But only one helicopter is a UH-1: The first utility helicopter -- the Huey.




Farewell, Huey: Retiring chopper flies in one last mission | Article | The United States Army

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nindot ning gi buhat sa propmech gawang pinoy gyud.... mayta naai ala lockheed martin version sa pinas...
we gonna make our own weapons baby