More Capable Hamilton Class Soon to Arrive
USCGS Dallas wil be delivered to Philippines with all her equipment (photo : USNavy)
Soon-to-arrive Hamilton
cutter more capable -- DND
MANILA
— Department of National Defense (DND) Spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez
said on Thursday the country's newest Hamilton-class cutter, which is
expected to arrive before the end of the second quarter, is more capable
than its predecessor, the former "USS Hamilton" which is now
commissioned and in service as the Philippine Navy's "BRP Gregorio Del
Pilar."
"The
newest Hamilton-class cutter to enter is the 'USS Dallas.' It would be
more capable than its predecessor," Galvez said during the "Talking
Points" program over DZRB Radyo ng Bayan at the Philippine Information
Agency (PIA) Bldg. in Quezon City.
The
DND spokesperson declined to comment on how capable the new ship would
be, but he stressed that it would be good for the naval service in
general.
Sources
said that "USS Dallas" could be coming in the Philippines with all her
equipment and armaments, unlike the "BRP Gregorio Del Pilar" which
arrived in the country minus her Phalanx close-in weapon systems, 25mm
Bushmaster cannons, and sonar systems.
"USS
Dallas," the next frigate for the PN, will be indeed more capable in
protecting the country's maritime territory from encroachment, the
sources added. (PNA)
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