US EditionPhilippines Completes Deal for 40 Fast Patrol Boats From France’s OCEA
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PCG to get 40 vessels in deal with French shipbuilder
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will soon be beefing up its fleet with the addition of 40 fast patrol boats under a deal with a French shipbuilding company. The PCG made the announcement on Friday, two days after the latest flare-up of tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), where the civilian maritime security force
PCG inks P25.8-B deal with French firm for 40 patrol boats
**media[13904]**The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) signed a P25.8-billion contract with French shipbuilding company, OCEA, on Thursday, May 22, for the acquisition of 40 units of 35-meter fast patrol craft, sealing the largest single-purchase in the PCG’s modernization.The contract was signed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) Sec. Vivencio “Vince” Dizon, French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel, PCG Commandant Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan…
This is the largest contract ever registered for the Oceana Shipyard. It will provide 40 patrol boats to the Philippine Coast Guard. Half of these aluminum boats will be built in France.
The construction of a military patrol boat for the Moroccan Navy continues its course in the shipyard of San Fernando . Next Tuesday will take place its launch and, from that moment, the work will be carried out on the dock of the island plant. The construction of this ship started in July 2023 and in January 2024 visited the facilities of Navantia a representation of the military dome of the Moroccan Navy to supervise 'in situ' the development …
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