28 April 2017

DND to Acquire SK 'Pohang' ASW Corvette for USD100

28 April 2017


Pohang class ASW corvette (photo : Korean DoD)

MANILA --- The Department of National of National (DND) will be acquiring a "Pohang" Flight III anti-submarine corvette from South Korea for just USD100.

This is possible as South Korea is now in the process of retiring the above-mentioned ship from its inventory.

"We have sent a letter to the Government of South Korea expressing our intent to acquire one Pohang class corvette. We are hoping to receive the vessel within the year (no specific date yet)," DND public affairs chief Arsenio Andolong said in a message to the Philippine News Agency Thursday.

"The transfer will be in the form of a donation, however, we will pay a token fee of USD100. The corvette will still undergo refurbishment, the cost of which we will shoulder," he added.

However, Andolong has no information on whether the transfer will include the ship's weapon and sensor suites and exact cost of the refurbishment.

But he added that the ship will definitely boost the Philippine Navy's capability to patrol the country's territorial waters aside from helping in the fight against piracy and terrorism.

"Pohang" are class of general purpose corvettes operated by the South Korean Navy.

Around 24 were built during the late Cold War and post-Cold War period. Out of this number, 18 are still in commissioned as of this posting.

These ships are armed with a variety of anti-sub, anti-ship, and anti-air weapons with their accompanying sensor gear and are capable of running to speeds up to 32 knots.

(PNA)

9 komentar:

  1. It was confirmed by MaxDefense that it would be ROKS Chungju PCC-762 a Flight III an ASUW variant.

    BalasHapus
  2. Very welcoming news for Phil's Navy. But acquiring only one ship of its class is not really feasible. Better ask for more so that the cost for maintaining is lower per ship.

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. PN wanted 3-4 Pohangs but only 1 was offered by South Korea at the moment.

      Hapus
  3. Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL) kembali menambah armada perang pendukung LPD 124 Meter melalui kontrak dengan nomor KTR/03/02-49/I/2017/Disadal pada 11 Januari 2017, ditandai dengan pemotongan plat pertama oleh Kepala Asisten Logistik Kepala Staf Angkatan Laut Laksamana Pertama TNI Mulyadi didampingi Direktur Utama PT PAL INDONESIA (Persero) Budiman Saleh, Jumat Pagi (28/04).

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. Lhoh...katanya ga beli apa-apa bang?

      Hapus
    2. Lhoh itu kn cm katanya saya. Jgn langsung percaya mas.. makanya cek n ricek.

      Hapus
    3. Indonesia nambah 1 kapal LPD ke PT.PAL dan 3 kapal LST ke PT.DRU

      Hapus