Philippines Updates Combat System in 'Jacinto' Class Patrol Ship Alignment Stage

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Jacinto-Class Patrol Vessel combat systems alignment phases 3C and 3B acquisition project of the philippine navy. The philippine navy has been in the process of updating and upgrading the Jacinto-Class Patrol Vessels, british royal navy's peacock class patrol vessels that had acquired from the royal navy's Hong Kong squadron in 1997. The process has been painstakingly slow due lack of budget and the philippine navy was forced to conduct the different phases of upgrade at a very long period of time.

The last phase called the Jacinto-Class Patrol Vessel (JCPV) combat systems alignment phase 3 acquisition project calls for the improvement on the combat capabilities of the entire class. This project was included in the horizon one phase priority projects of the revised AFP modernization program between 2013 and 2018. This was despite calls for this upgrade phase to be made earlier. The project's main thrusts were the following.

Replacement of the existing bridge master E-Surface search radar with a later model to replacement of the existing radamec 1,500 Electro Optical Fire Control Systems (EOFCS) with a later model 3 replacement of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) electromagnetic log speed log, anemometer, ring laser Gyro 4 repair and restoration works of Odomelara millimeters 62-caliber naval gun 5 refurbishing of 25 millimeters MSIDS 25 naval gun system 6 integrated logistic support.

The project was further divided into two lots due to the different sources of funding made available to the philippine navy. Phase 3A covers the work for two ships, except for the refurbishing of the 25 millimeters msi DS-25 naval gun system as the project covers work for the three ships. Meanwhile phase 3B covers the work for one ship without the need to cover the refurbishing work on the 25 millimeters msi DS-25 naval gun system.

Phase 3A was awarded to ultra electronics from the united kingdom after a public bidding and will cover BRP Emilio Jacinto PS-35 and BRP Apolinario Mabini PS-36. Phase 3B was awarded to the joint Venture of Pragma corporation and Sabab from Sweden with the work covering brp artemio rickard PS-37 after failed bidding attempts allowed the dnd to take a negotiated procurement with the said company. For reasons unknown changes were made on the ship to be worked on with phase 3B work covered shifted from BRP Artemia Rickard PS-37 to BRP Emilio Jacinto PS-35.

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