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Bon voyage!

Preparation before leaving for Manila 2 days ago

 

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Philippine Navy's lead SSV sails towards home
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
10 May 2016

The first SSV, Tarlac, during a visit by IHS Jane's to PT PAL in March 2016. Source: IHS/Ridzwan Rahmat
The first strategic sealift vessel (SSV) on order for the Philippine Navy (PN) has departed Surabaya and is now on its way towards Manila, a PT PAL official told IHS Jane's on 9 May.

The landing platform dock-like vessel, which will be the future BRP Tarlac (601), was sent off on the previous day in a ceremony presided over by Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla and representatives from the Philippine government.

Tarlac is the first of two SSVs acquired under a contract worth USD92 million signed in June 2014 between PT PAL and the Philippine government. The vessel was launched in January 2016 and began its first sea trials in April the same year, according to PT PAL.

The platform features an overall length of 123 m, an overall breadth of 21.8 m, and a draft of 5 m. The ship can accommodate a crew of 126, and has a lift capacity for 500 troops. It can also carry up to two 23 m landing craft utility vessels in its well dock, according to specifications provided by PT PAL.

A company official IHS Jane's spoke to in March 2016 during a visit to PT PAL's shipyard in Surabaya confirmed that Tarlac will be delivered to the PN without any weapons attached. However, the vessel has been designed to be armed with one 76 mm gun on the foredeck as the main armament and two stern-facing 25 mm guns.

Tarlac is scheduled to be handed over to the Philippine Department of National Defense in a formal ceremony in Manila on 13 May.

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Sea trials for PN's first SSV successfully completed

MANILA, May 11 (PNA) -- Sea trials for the Philippine Navy (PN)'s first strategic sealift vessel (SSV) has been successfully concluded. This was announced by PN spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna in a a message to PNA Wednesday morning.

"Sea trials were successfully concluded, we are still planning for her arrival ceremonies," he added. Sea trials refer to the testing phases which aims to check the performance of all machineries and equipment of the SSV. "It is also conducted to check and measure the ship's general performance and seaworthiness," he added.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=884207

 

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Philippine Navy to officially welcome BRP Tarlac on Monday
May 12, 2016 PNA


Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command Vice Admiral Caesar C. Taccad will lead the welcoming ceremonies for BRP Tarlac (LD-601), the country’s first strategic sealift vessel (SSV), this coming May 16.

The ceremony will be held at Pier 13 of the Manila South Harbor, said PN spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna.

Taccad will act as the event’s guest-of-honor and speaker. Its highlights are the tribute and recognition to the laudable efforts of the sailors who were instrumental for the ship’s safe and successful voyage to the Philippines.

The BRP Tarlac left the Surabaya shipyard of Indonesian builder PT PAL (Persero) last Monday It is expected to arrive in Manila Bay on Saturday, May 14. “The ship will anchor at designated area and crew will undergo Custom Immigration and Quarantine before she will dock at Pier 13 on May 16,” Lincuna said.

The SSVs are programmed to be the PN’s floating command-and-control centers especially in the conduct of humanitarian assistance and disaster response and serving other purposes as military sealift and transport vessels.

These vessels are also critical assets for civil-military operations due to their capability of transporting large number of soldiers, logistics, and supplies. Moreover, each SSV has the capacity to house three helicopters.

 

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Track her here: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4077329/imo:9745639/mmsi:525022418/vessel:SSV TARLAC

BRP Tarlac now inside Philippine territory – Navy

The country’s first-ever strategic sealift vessel (SSV), the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), is expected to drop anchor off Manila Bay where she and her crew will undergo Customs and Immigration Quarantine (CIQ) Saturday. This was disclosed by Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna in a message to the PNA Friday.

“[By Saturday morning], BRP Tarlac will arrive at anchorage area off Manila for CIQ,” he said. Lincuna said BRP Tarlac entered Philippine territory upon sailing Sibutu passage, Tawi-Tawi Thursday. He added that the SSV is now sailing towards her Manila destination.
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http://www.update.ph/2016/05/brp-tarlac-now-inside-philippine-territory-navy/5616

 

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Track her here: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4077329/imo:9745639/mmsi:525022418/vessel:SSV TARLAC

BRP Tarlac now inside Philippine territory – Navy

The country’s first-ever strategic sealift vessel (SSV), the BRP Tarlac (LD-601), is expected to drop anchor off Manila Bay where she and her crew will undergo Customs and Immigration Quarantine (CIQ) Saturday. This was disclosed by Philippine Navy (PN) spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna in a message to the PNA Friday.

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“[By Saturday morning], BRP Tarlac will arrive at anchorage area off Manila for CIQ,” he said. Lincuna said BRP Tarlac entered Philippine territory upon sailing Sibutu passage, Tawi-Tawi Thursday. He added that the SSV is now sailing towards her Manila destination.

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http://www.update.ph/2016/05/brp-tarlac-now-inside-philippine-territory-navy/5616

according to the link it's already there...

 

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Thanks for info guys

 

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From Julie M. Aurelio's twitter...

 

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Phil. Army's 7ID Receives New Trooper Trucks, Military Ambulances

21 Mei 2016


The Armed Forces of the Philippine ordered a total of 717 Kia KM-450 trucks worth PhP1.937 billion to increase the mobility of Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. (photos : Update)
(PNA) - Thirty six new trooper trucks and four military ambulances were received by the Philippine Army’s 7th Infantry Division based here in simple rites Wednesday at the command headquarters in this sprawling military camp.
Major Gen. Angelito de Leon, 7ID commander, said the new equipment are big boost to their capabilities, being part of the Modernization Program and Transformation Roadmap of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
In his message, De Leon said the trucks and ambulances were just part of the program, saying that the command has earlier received firepowers such as R4s which are more sophisticated than the M16 Armalite rifles.
But, it is not only the Army now being modernized, he said.
The Philippine Navy, he said, has also received the first ever strategic vessel that can be used as an alternate command and control vessel while the Philippine Air Force got two FA 50 Led-in Fighter Jets.
De Leon said these combat equipment are proof of how the government cares for national security and the Filipino soldiers.
(PNA)

 

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PAF in the Market for F-27 Spares

28 Mei 2016


PAF will repair and maintenance one of its three Fokker F-27 (photo : amdr)
MANILA (PNA) -- In line with its efforts to ensure that all of its aircraft are mission-ready at all times, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has allocated the sum of Php4,650,000 for the acquisition of spare parts needed for the repair and maintenance of one of its three Fokker F-27 "Friendship" transport planes.
Pre-bid conference is scheduled for June 2, 2 p.m. at the PAF Procurement Center Conference Room, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City.
On the other hand, bid submission and opening is on June 14, 9 a.m. at the same venue, said PAF Bids and Awards Committee chair Brig. Gen. Nicolas C. Parilla.
The F-27 is a turboprop airliner designed and built by the defunct Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
Design of the aircraft started in the 1950s as a replacement to the successful Douglas DC-3 airliner.
(PNA)

 

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Philippine Navy commissions first SSV, three landing craft on 118th anniversary
Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
03 June 2016

BRP Tarlac during its commissioning ceremony on 1 June 2016, on the occasion of the Philippine Navy's 118th anniversary. Source: Philippine Navy
Key Points

• The Philippine Navy has officially inducted its largest vessel to-date
• Platform will significantly improve the service's transportation and HADR capabilities

The Philippine Navy (PN) has commissioned its first 123 m strategic sealift vessel (SSV), the PN's naval public affairs office told IHS Jane's on 2 June.

BRP Tarlac , with pennant number 601, was commissioned in Manila on 1 June in a ceremony marking the occasion of the PN's 188th anniversary. Tarlac is the first of two landing platform dock (LPD)-like ships acquired under a contract worth USD92 million signed in June 2014 between Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL and the Philippine government.

According to IHS Jane's Fighting Ships , Tarlac features a full-load displacement of 11,583 tonnes, can accommodate a crew of 126, has a lift capacity for 500 troops, and can accommodate up to two medium helicopters on its flight deck. The platform has a top speed of 15 kt and an endurance of up to 30 days.

The second SSV is currently under construction in Surabaya and is scheduled for delivery in mid-2017.

Also inducted on the same day were three former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Balikpapan-class landing craft that were retired from RAN service in December 2012, and received by the Philippine government in March 2016.

Formerly known as HMAS Wewak (L 130), HMAS Betano (L 133), and HMASBalikpapan (L 126), the vessels have been commissioned as BRP Waray (288), BRPIwak (289), and BRP Agta (290) respectively, said the PN. Each landing craft has a military lift capacity for three medium tanks or equivalent, and a range of 3,000 n miles (5,556 km) at 10 kt.

"All of these new acquisitions give the PN a significant boost on its capability of transporting personnel, equipment, and aid during humanitarian assistance and disaster response [HADR] operations," said the service in its statement on the inductions.

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News circulating Facebook and PH defense forums today. Note that these are still unconfirmed by the PN itself but according to PDB, a tentative date for the contract signing would be towards the end of the month/first week of July. Reportedly the variant the PN navy is getting would be very similar to the Incheon FFX 1.

 

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FA-50PH Need Php 37,6 Mio for Engine Overhaul

14 Juni 2016



PAF FA-50PH (photo : rappler)

PAF in the Market for FA-50PH Engine Assy Service Providers

MANILA (PNA) --- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is allocating the sum of PHP37,602,175.63 for service providers capable of repairing and overhauling the engine assy for the use of its brand-new South Korean-made FA-50PH light-interim fighter jet aircraft.

Pre-bid conference is on Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. at the PAF Procurement Center Conference Room, Villamor Air Base, Air Force bids and awards committee chair Brig. Gen. Nicolas Parilla said.

While submission and opening of bids is on July 8, 9:00 a.m. at the same venue.

The PAF's first two FA-50PH jet aircraft arrived in the Philippines on Nov. 28, 2015. The rest remaining 10 aircraft, out of a 12-plane order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth PHP18.9 billion, will be delivered between 2016 to 2017.

The FA-50PHs has a top speed of Mach 1.5 or one and a half times the speed of sound and is capable of being fitted air-to-air missiles, including the AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air and heat-seeking missiles aside from light automatic cannons.

It will act as the country's interim fighter until the Philippines get enough experience of operating fast jet assets and money to fund the acquisition of more capable fighter aircraft.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)'s FA-50PH design is largely derived from the F-16 "Fighting Falcon", and they have many similarities: use of a single engine, speed, size, cost, and the range of weapons.

KAI's previous engineering experience in license-producing the KF-16 was a starting point for the development of the FA-50PH.

The aircraft can carry two pilots in tandem seating. The high-mounted canopy developed by Hankuk Fiber is applied with stretched acrylic, providing the pilots with good visibility, and has been tested to offer the canopy with ballistic protection against four-pound objects impacting at 400 knots.

The altitude limit is 14,600 meters (48,000 feet), and airframe is designed to last 8,000 hours of service.

There are seven internal fuel tanks with capacity of 2,655 liters (701 US gallons), five in the fuselage and two in the wings.

An additional 1,710 liters (452 US gallons) of fuel can be carried in the three external fuel tanks.

Trainer variants have a paint scheme of white and red, and aerobatic variants white, black, and yellow.

The FA-50PH uses a single General Electric F404-102 turbofan engine license-produced by Samsung Techwin, upgraded with a full authority digital engine control system jointly developed by General Electric and KAI.

The engine consists of three-staged fans, seven axial stage arrangement, and an afterburner.

Its engine produces a maximum of 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) of thrust with afterburner.

(PNA)