Peruvian Navy upgrade programme passes key milestones in 2016

[Zarvan]

BAP Bolognesi, the first of the MGP's four Aguirre (Lupo)-class frigates to have completed an extensive upgrade programme. Source: Guy Toremans
Key Points

• Several Marina de Guerra del Peru (MGP) capability programmes are passing prominent milestones in 2016
• Once completed, the capability augmentations would see the MGP deploying arguably one of the most modern navies in its region

The Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru: MGP) is continuing on its course of re-constituting its operational capabilities, with a number of procurement and upgrade programmes passing key milestones in 2016.

Reflecting the wider international focus on augmenting amphibious capabilities, BAP Paita - the first of two new multipurpose landing platform dock (LPD) ships based on the Indonesian Makassar-class LPDs - is scheduled to enter the water at the end of 2016. Construction of ship two will get under way once Paita is operational. At 122 m in length and displacing 7,300 tons, the LPDs are the largest military vessels to be built in South American shipyards.

The first of two Po Hang-class corvettes transferred from the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN), BAP Ferré (ex-RoKSKyong Ju ), is scheduled to arrive in Callao in mid-2016, with the second due to be delivered to the fleet by the end of 2016.

Peru's coastguard will receive the first pair of 465-ton patrols boats, BAP Rio Pativilca and BAP Rio Canete , in 2016. The ships are based on South Korea's Tae Geuk-class patrol vessels. A second pair, BAP Rio Piura and BAPRio Quilca , will be delivered in early 2017.

In terms of auxiliary ships, the sail training vessel BAPUnion - at 113.75 m and 3,500 tonnes, the largest vessel of its type in Latin America - was commissioned into the MGP on 27 January 2016. The 95.3 m long, 6,000-ton, helicopter-capable oceanographic and polar research vessel BAP Carrasco , in build at the Spanish Construciones Navales P Freire SA shipyard in Vigo, was launched on 7 May 2016 and is expected to be handed over in early 2017.

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[Penguin]

BAP Bolognesi, the first of the MGP's four Aguirre (Lupo)-class frigates to have completed an extensive upgrade programme. Source: Guy Toremans

Overhauled and upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard, including locally-made CMS and ESM systems, a Kronos NV 3D radar, MASS countermeasures system and 4 MM40 Block III Exocet missiles replacing Otomat.

Italian Lupo-class frigate Sagittario, recommissioned as BAP Quiñones in Peruvian navy (= a 'before' pic)

Upgraded BAP Bolognesi: 2x2 MM-40 between the masts.

 

[Natan]

ThyssenKrupp and Elbit will upgrade Peruvian submarines.

http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/elbit-systems-will-upgrade-perus-submarines