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The Philippine Navy on Wednesday said two more corvette warships and six offshore patrol vessels are in the pipeline for acquisition under the military's modernization program."We have more on the pipeline, two more corvettes and six OPVs," Philippine Navy spokesperson for West Philippines Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad told Dobol B TV in an interview.
has approved revisions for Horizon 3 of the AFP Modernization Program.In 2021, the Department of National Defense signed a P28-billion contract with South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries for the acquisition of two modern corvettes for the Philippine Navy.The procurement plans of the military comes amid tensions in the South China Sea as Beijing claims almost the entire area including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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