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Two fast attack interdiction craft from Israel were delivered to the Philippine Navy in South Harbor, Manila on Tuesday.The Naval Public Affairs Office said the two fast craft from Israel arrived onboard a cargo ship. With hull numbers PG-908 and PG-909, the yet unnamed units are the seventh and the eight patrol gunboats of the Acero-class. A total of nine vessels are planned.
Four other vessels of the class do not have the missiles but are armed with an autocannon and several machine guns. All of the Acero class fast attack crafts are all assigned to the Navy’s Littoral Combat Force.The new vessels are the latest additions in the country’s attempts to bolster its military inventory amid rising tensions in the region.
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