Possible modern warships we can acquire in the next few years
The Navy’s frigate project is the big-ticket item in the AFP’s “second horizon” modernization program other than the fighter jets and because of this I’m always attempting to find and look for pertinent costs of capable warships when proposing defense alternatives for a credible naval force for the Philippines.
Here is a particular list for this reason, a reference that can help everyone, and anyone who needs it. Your assistance and help in discovering relevant and applicable sources is tremendously appreciated.
As the budget increases each year, there is a big possibility that we can acquire more and more sophisticated military assets in the next few years.
HDMS Absalon, one of the largest ships in the history of the Royal Danish Navy, is a flexible support ship. She can be configured to provide command-and-control or combat support, or to serve as a supply platform or hospital ship. Commissioned in 2005
Country: Denmark Type: Frigate Crew: 100 Number of Aircraft: Tactical Support Helicopters 2 Troops: 200 Beam: 19.5 meters Draft: 6.30 meters Length: 138 meters Performance Max Range: 9,000 nautical mile (16,668 kilometer) Top Speed: 23 knot (11.8 mps) Full Displacement: 6,300 ton
Weapons/Armaments:Main Gun Caliber: 127 millimeter, Anti-Ship Missiles
RGM-84D Harpoonx8, Ship Sensors SMART-S Mk2x1
Surface-to-Air Missiles RIM-7P Sea Sparrow, Torpedoes MU90 Impact
Weapon Stations Millenniumx2 Mk 45×1
Bertholf Class Coast Guard Cutter / U.S. Coast Guard photo by PAC Tom Sperduto
2. Bertholf National Security Cutter – $641 million
The first Legend-class maritime security cutter of the United States Coast Guard. She was named for Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf
TYPE: Frigate/Cutter CREW: 124 OPERATOR: United States Coast guard TOP SPEED: 29 knots ENDURANCE: 60 days DISPLACEMENT: 4,500 PROPULSION: Combined diesel and gas turbine power WEAPONS: Mk. 110 57 mm naval gun, a multi-purpose, medium-caliber gun. Based on the Bofors 57 Mk. 3, the Mk. 110. Other features and capabilities: “Classified” DIMENSIONS: 418 feet long MAXIMUM DRAFT: 30 feet MANUFACTURER: Northrop Grumman
The F100-class frigates were one of the most effective surface combatant classes. Designed primarily for the air defense role against advanced airborne threats such as supersonic missiles and stealth aircraft with secondary capability against surface ships and submarines. One of the most effective surface combatant classes with forty-eight missile cells. Usually thirty-two standard missiles and sixty four ESSM missiles were carried. These frigates will also perform as crisis management center and flag ship for the Spanish Navy or Multinational strike groups.
According to Spanish Government Sources, they are also intended as a ship-based ballistic missile defense system, but that seems to be unrealistic due to SPY-1D limitations.
TYPE: Guided Missile Frigate CREW: 235 OPERATOR: Spain TOP SPEED: 32 knots RANGE: 5,000 nautical miles (20 knots) WEAPONS: AEGIS weapon system, Standard SM-2 Block IIIA and ESSM missiles, Mk 41 Missile Launchers, Missile Canisters (8 total), Mk 45 Five Inch (127 mm)naval gun cannon Turret (Forward), 8 Harpoon missiles, torpedoes (2, sides), GDC Mk 49 Rolling Airframe Missile Quad Launcher, Chaff Launcher, 20mm Meroka close-in weapon system, DISPLACEMENT: 4,550 tons standard and 5,853 tons fully loaded PROPULSION: Combined diesel and gas turbine power AIRCRAFT: 1- SH-60B LAMPS III helicopter for anti-submarine (ASW)/Integrated Fire Scout UAV/ or other VTOL Aircraft DIMENSIONS:Length: 481.2 feet, Width: 61.0 feet MAXIMUM DRAFT: 15.75 feet (4.8 meters) mean and 24 feet (7.2 meters) including sonar
5 of Incheon-class puede na. Basta fully loaded ng armaments, specially the guided missiles.
maganda yong arleigh burke class destroyer peru masyadong mahal.. ok! na itong incheon class ng south korea mura at maraming karga na weapons..
The Philippines can forget it. Almost all the ships listed are unaffordable. They need to start with 2nd hand ships like the Chilean Navy and build up from there.
5 of Incheon-class puede na. Basta fully loaded ng armaments, specially the guided missiles.
maganda yong arleigh burke class destroyer peru masyadong mahal.. ok! na itong incheon class ng south korea mura at maraming karga na weapons..
The Philippines can forget it. Almost all the ships listed are unaffordable. They need to start with 2nd hand ships like the Chilean Navy and build up from there.