15 September 2017

Coast Guard Looking into Getting 5 Airbus Helicopters, 2 AW139 Helicopters

15 September 2017


AW-139 helicopter (photo : Leonardo)

According to a senior Coast Guard officer, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking into getting five (5) Airbus Helicopters H145 and two (2) Leonardo (AgustaWestland) AW139, Pinoy Aviators said in its official social networking page.

The acquisition will be through the maritime disaster response helicopters acquisition project approved by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee last month.


Airbus H-125 helicopter (photo : Martin Tietz)

The approval of NEDA Board chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte is still needed before the said project could be finally implemented.

The project has a budget of PHP5.887 billion for seven helicopters which will include training of pilots and technical crew; purchase of mission equipment, maintenance tools and spare parts; construction of hangars; and project management.

The project aims to strengthen and expand the PCG’s capability to respond to maritime incidents during natural calamities.

(Update)

9 komentar:

  1. philippine borong², banyak duit, tapi rata² yg diborong bukan senjata berat...

    BalasHapus
  2. Komentar ini telah dihapus oleh pengarang.

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  3. selamat Philippine militer Anda bersiap untuk modernisasi. Singapore jealous

    BalasHapus
  4. they dont even have coastguard ships that can carry helicopters they should assign helicopters in batangas, cebu, davao, palawan

    BalasHapus
    Balasan
    1. That's true at present the PCG does not have helicopter capable ships, but for sure if this deal pushes thru one of these helicopters will be assigned in the OCEA's OPV 270 wherein one unit was ordered from the French maker. For the time being these helicopters will be land based as you said.

      Hapus
    2. Idiot Pinoys,look your Sanjuan class ship for heli capable. No education

      Hapus
    3. I would like to rectify what I said that PCG does not have helicopter capable ships, actually they do but they do not have hangar's. They are the four units of the 56 meter San Juan Class as mentioned by k8kk ertuiwa

      Hapus