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Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has signed the P30-billion contract for the procurement of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) from Hyundai Heavy Industries, which the defense chief said would complete the Duterte administration’s wish list under the military’s modernization program. Lorenzana inked the acquisition contract on Monday with the vice…
The Philippine Navy (PN) will soon add two brand new units of fast-attack interdiction craft (FAICs) in its growing fleet.
The crew of the future BRP Lolinato To-Ong pose for a photo op during the launch of two new fast-attack interdiction craft of the Philippine Navy in Haifa, Israel on June 26,
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - The Philippine Navy (PN)'s first two fast-attack interdictor craft missiles (FAIC-M) were formally launched in Haifa, Israel last June 26. Navy spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza, in a statement Tuesday, said ranking PN officials and future crew members of the FAIC named BRP Lolinato To-Ong, graced the launch. "Commodore Alfonso Torres Jr., Chairperson of the Pre-Delivery Inspection Team, and Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Chairperson of the Project Management Team of the FAIC Acquisition Project, led the PN delegates in witnessing the launch of the new ships held at the Israel Shipyards Limited port," he added. Torres, in his speech, also stressed Israel's key role in the success of the Navy's multi-purpose assault craft (MPAC) program. He added that Israel paved the way for the FAIC-M acquisition project which includes a complete transfer of technology. Torres said this is a first of its kind in the country's