The Philippine Navy’s (PN) Jose Rizal-class frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), has completed deck landing qualification (DLQ) test together with AgustaWestland AW-159 Wildcat helicopter.
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DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (Photo courtesy of DND) MANILA - The steel cutting for the two corvettes to be acquired from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), is expected to begin by the fourth quarter of this year. Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong confirmed this when sought for an update on the Philippine Navy (PN)'s Corvette Acquisition Program (CAP). "(HHI) completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the corvettes last week. It will be subjected to a TIAC (Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee). Once the PDR is approved by the TIAC, HHI will then proceed to do CDR (Critical Design Review)," he added in a message Thursday night. Andolong said the steel cutting will begin once the CDR is reviewed and approved by the TIAC. The CDR is considered the "shipbuilder's bible" while the ships are being built. "Only when the CDR is approved by the TIAC will steel cutting begin. This will s
FIRING SIMULATION. A muzzle flash is seen during the firing of the 30-mm Smash Aselsan secondary gun of the Philippine Navy's frigate BRP Antonio Luna at the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in this undated photo. During the exercise, the BRP Antonio Luna also simulated the launching of its surface-to-surface missile in a simulation, with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)'s JS Izumo and US Navy USS Mobile Bay acting as opponent ships. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN) announced that frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), has simulated the launching of its surface-to-surface missile armament in the ongoing Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off Hawaii. "The Philippines' multi-mission capable warship also simulated the launching of its surface-to-surface missile in a simulation serial with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)'s JS Izumo and US Navy USS Mobile Bay as opponent ships," Navy spokesperson Com