Bangkok Dock Offers Three OPV to Srilanka

16 Oktober 2018

Krabi class 90m Naval OPV (photo : AAG)

Thailand Shipbulider's Bangkok Dock Company (State owned company) in progressing to offer new 3 Offshore Patrol Vessels for Sri Lanka Navy as a Managing Director and Executive Director was attended to meet event between Cabinet of Deputy Minister of Defense of Sri Lanka and Minister of Defense Thailand, 9 October 2018.

Executive Director of Bangkok Winery Co., Ltd., attended the reception of the Deputy Minister of Defense of Sri Lanka, to meet with the Minister of Defense of Thailand following the construction of a offshore patrol vessel for Sri Lanka. 

The meeting was attended by the Sri Lankan Defense Minister. And the Minister of Defense, General Pravit Wongsuwan, welcomed the visit of Thailand on October 9, 2018 to discuss several issues of security cooperation between Thailand and Sri Lanka.

The Bangkok Dock Company, the managing director and executive of Bangkok Dock Company, also attended the event. According to the policy of supporting Thai internal security industry by the Thai government by Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chanacha, 

Bangkok Thai Overseas is in the process of proposing the 3 OPV Offshore Patrol Vessel projects 12,000 million baht ($ 362.61 million) to the Sri Lanka Navy with Wuxi Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok Dock has purchased a patent surveillance ships. 90m OPV mechanical side of BAE Systems, UK (BVT Surface Fleet original) since 2008, with the agreement to build a ship for use within Thailand and exported abroad for a period of 10 years.

HTMS Krabi 551 (photo : thaifighterclub)

The technology transfer to the Mahidol Aduldad shipyard of the Royal Thai Navy at Sattahip, Chonburi, the first Royal Navy ships, HMS Krabi, were built on 26 August 2013 and now Mahidol is under construction the second HMS Krabi is the HMS Trang, which has been improved from the first ship is the HMS Krabi, such as a deck, flying stern subordinate helicopter size 10 tons and equipped with missile launchers. Counteract Boeing Harpoon USA, etc. 

The Sri Lankan Navy is currently in the process of expanding its capacity to become a Blue Water Navy to protect the land-based country of the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka has been supplying many offshore patrol vessels over the years.

The two Saryu class ships, which are joined by the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) India, are the P623 SLNS Sayurala and P624 SLNS Sindurala, as well as the offshore surveillance ships previously stationed in the Indian Navy. The Indian Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard, formerly the Sukanya Indian Crew, are the P620 SLNS Sayura (P54 INS Sarayu), the Indian Vikram Vessel, P622 SLNS Sagara. (41 ICGS Varaha original) and Medium Enduro Medium Ship Rance Cutter US SLNS Samudura (WMEC-622 USCGC Courageous Original)

No more details at this time. It is understood that Bangkok Dock Thailand would like to offer a 90m OPV of BAE Systems to Sri Lanka. The shipbuilding by Thai shipyard for export for export friendly country would be cheaper than the country. It will be shipbuilding at the British shipyard. It may also include cooperation with the Sri Lankan Navy Colombo Dockyard with the capability of shipbuilding for the Sri Lankan Navy and the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, based on the Zealand Navy's Protector class.

Bangkok Dusit has also offered a patrol boat to another Philippines, even though it has yet to report its interest in ordering supplies. But it expresses the confidence of the friendly country and support to the Thai government's internal security industry.

(AAG)