Philippines mulling purchase of Italian frigates

[rollyic]

Bravo to Philippine Military!:cheer3:


Philippines mulling purchase of Italian frigates - InterAksyon.com

apat na chopper, dalawang frigates at dalawang hamilton class!...ayos! kahit papaano may ngipin na! :D

wait na lang natin yung mga fighter planes ;)

[BratPAQ]

21 huey chopper and 4 attack helicopters, and i heard on the news brand new yung attack chopper, though yung frigates eh "veteran" na, hehe. at least hindi tulad nung binenta sa pnp na 2nd hand na pinalabas na brand new choppers, haha.

[Monseratto]

Mas maganda kung ung press release na turnover sa pinas ung frigates. . Yun Korean jets nga nawala na sa balita... Pera na naman pinoproblema.

Officials are just waiting for the enactment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization law, which Gazmin said they expect by the end of this year, to continue negotiations with Italy.

[CVT]

Bilhin na ang mga Frigates at kailangan ng panghakot/panghila ng mga basura sa Manila Bay...

16.5K:weathermanf3:

[vinj]

Mas maganda kung ung press release na turnover sa pinas ung frigates. . Yun Korean jets nga nawala na sa balita... Pera na naman pinoproblema.

Utang muna sila sa bangko SM or Ayala group. :D

[timrev]

mukang magandang balita nga yan...pero sana yan balitang yan ay magkatotoo

nagbunga din yun paghahanap ng nga generals dati sa italy, Australia, SK ...kaya lang press release lang

[Monseratto]

Guess who ordered those ships in the first place...

Soldati, also known as Artigliere, class frigates are a modified variant of Lupo design originally ordered by the Iraqi Navy. Four ships were ordered by Iraq in the late 1970s when was ruled by Saddam Hussein but were not handed over due to the arms embargo caused by the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. After a decade of non usage they finally entered service in the Marina Militare.

1994-oct-29 Commissioned F 582 Artigliere
1995-jan-4 Commissioned F 583 Aviere
1995-nov-28 Commissioned F 584 Bersagliere
1996-mar-20 Commissioned F 585 Granatiere

[timrev]

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told reporters Thursday that the refurbished frigates could arrive in the country late next year. The two frigates are worth P11.7 billion.

abangan nalang natin next year...

The frigates will then undergo refurbishing, which will take up to nine months.
He stressed that the frigates would not be stripped down like the Hamilton-class cutters.
"We demanded that we will not accept what is less than what has been installed in the vessel. Nothing will be removed,"

yan ang dapat...aanhin naman ang warship na walang baril diba...anu yun pang hakot ng basura sa manila bay

The ships are primarily equipped for anti-submarine warfare with anti-aircraft and anti-surface capabilities. The Italian Navy has used the frigates since 1982 but the website naval-technology.com says they are scheduled to be replaced by newer ships next year.

The frigates are equipped with missiles, torpedoes, naval guns and a 27-meter wide helicopter flight deck.

[chua_riwap]

maganda sana yung may gattling gun. panakot sa mga sea pirates.
kahit sa mga attack helicopters natin. pag may ganyan, hands up na kagad mga abu sayyaf.

[uls]

and how much will it cost annually to operate those ships?