Philippine's Fleet "desired force mix" will consists of three submarines, six
frigates for anti-air warfare, 12 corvettes for anti-submarine warfare, 18
offshore patrol vessels, three anti-mine vessels, four
sealift vessels, 18 landing craft utility vessels, three logistics ships, 12
coastal interdiction patrol boats, 30 patrol gunboats and 42 multi-purpose
assault crafts. (photo : defenceweb)
MANILA,
Philippines - Newly-installed Navy flag officer in command Vice Admiral Jose
Luis Alano wants to retire the country's old and "antiquated" ships
and replace them with new ones to better protect the country's territorial
waters.
Alano, in
his speech at the turnover ceremonies on Wednesday, said these old ships were
deemed "excess baggage" for the country's naval force and he vowed to
"rationalize current operational assets, review the modernization program,
taking a deliberate look at the phase-in and phase-out scheme."
Alano
replaced Vice Admiral Alexander Pama.
Alano, who
once served as the head of the country's Navy Fleet, said he would recommend
equipment that would make the Navy a "relevant" force in defending
the country's territory, amid the ongoing dispute with China over islands in
the West Philippine Sea.
"I come
at an opportune time, when we are fleeting up with new capabilities like WHECs
(weather high endurance cutters), frigates, naval helicopters, MPACs
(multi-purpose attack crafts), AAVs (amphibious assault vehicles), as well as
individual Marine and special warfare combat equipment," he said.
Alano also
vowed to review the country's "active archipelagic defense" strategy
with an eye at achieving the Fleet's "desired force mix."
According to
an article published on Phil Fleet last April, the Fleet's "desired force
mix" consists of six frigates for anti-air warfare, 12 corvettes for
anti-submarine warfare, 18 offshore patrol vessels, three submarines, three
anti-mine vessels, four sealift vessels, 18 landing craft utility vessels,
three logistics ships, 12 coastal interdiction patrol boats, 30 patrol gunboats
and 42 multi-purpose assault crafts.
President
Benigno Aquino III said the recent signing of the New AFP Modernization Act
would give the military P75 million in the next five years to procure
much-needed land, air and sea assets.
"Dapat
lang na maghanda na ang ating Pambansang Tanggulan sa pagdagsa ng ating mga
bagong truck, eroplano, mga dekalibreng armas, at iba pang modernong kagamitan
para sa buong kasundaluhan (the Armed Forces should be prepared for the arrival
of new trucks, airplanes, firearms, and other modern equipment for the entire
military)," Aquino said in his speech.
Aquino also
said that in just over a year, his administration was able to put in P28
billion for the AFP, allowing the military to procure two Hamilton class
cutters (BRP Gregorio del Pilar and BRP Ramon Alcaraz) and the arrival of BRP
Tagbanua, the first Filipino-made landing craft utility.
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