31-03-2024, 03:28 PM
The Guardian-class 39.5-meter patrol boat may be acquired by the PCG through outright purchase, official development assistance grant or loan from Australia.
Although such patrol boats are armed with light weapons, they can be upgraded with medium caliber guns like 25/30 mm chain guns aside from 12.7 mm heavy machine
guns.
Currently, the PCG has 25 major vessels. Of these, 12 were supplied by Japan. France sold five Coast Guard vessels to the Philippines, partly funded with development assistance, in 2017.
Washington also supported the establishment of the National Coast Watch System (NCWS), a PCG-led interagency mechanism for coordinating maritime intelligence.
Recently, the US announced that it would fund a feasibility study on expanding the NCWS to 10 new locations.
Germany has also assisted the PCG, including donating two drones in 2022 and offering to provide more as the agency works toward its goal of equipping each of its 15 districts with a drone.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/31/n...ps/1939215
Although such patrol boats are armed with light weapons, they can be upgraded with medium caliber guns like 25/30 mm chain guns aside from 12.7 mm heavy machine
guns.
Currently, the PCG has 25 major vessels. Of these, 12 were supplied by Japan. France sold five Coast Guard vessels to the Philippines, partly funded with development assistance, in 2017.
Washington also supported the establishment of the National Coast Watch System (NCWS), a PCG-led interagency mechanism for coordinating maritime intelligence.
Recently, the US announced that it would fund a feasibility study on expanding the NCWS to 10 new locations.
Germany has also assisted the PCG, including donating two drones in 2022 and offering to provide more as the agency works toward its goal of equipping each of its 15 districts with a drone.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/31/n...ps/1939215