Filipinas y Vietnam en maniobras conjuntas de sus guardias costeras

Filipinas y Vietnam realizarán el primer ejercicio conjunto de la Guardia Costera

El simulacro del 9 de agosto es el primero entre la Guardia Costera de Filipinas y la Guardia Costera de Vietnam (foto: Wiki)

PCG dará la bienvenida al barco VCG en Manila

El comandante de la Guardia Costera de Filipinas (PCG), almirante CG Ronnie Gil L Gavan, dará la bienvenida al barco de la Guardia Costera de Vietnam (VCG) , CSB 8002, para una escala de cinco días en Manila del 5 al 9 de agosto de 2024.

El almirante Gavan del CG dijo que esto es para fomentar el entendimiento mutuo y mejorar la cooperación entre los dos guardacostas.

Según el portavoz del PCG, el contralmirante del CG Armando Balilo, el vicecomandante de la Región 2 del VCG, coronel Hoang Quoc Dat, encabezará la delegación del CSB 8002 compuesta por aproximadamente 80 tripulantes a bordo.

“Después de la discreta ceremonia de llegada de mañana, 5 de agosto de 2024, los oficiales y el personal de la Guardia Costera abordarán el CSB 8002 para un recorrido en barco. Será seguido por una visita de cortesía del VCG al Comandante del PCG en la Sede Nacional y una actividad deportiva de compañerismo en el Gimnasio del PCG”, agregó el Contralmirante del CG Balilo.

El portavoz de la Guardia Costera adelantó que el PCG y el VCG celebrarán una conferencia de planificación para la búsqueda y rescate (SAR) y la capacitación en prevención de incendios y explosiones. 

“También habrá una visita a las instalaciones del Centro Nacional de Vigilancia Costera (NCWC) y al Laboratorio de la Fuerza de Investigación de Ciencias Marinas (MSIF), así como un recorrido en barco a bordo del buque patrullero de alta mar de 83 metros, BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301). )”, expresó.

“Concluyendo la escala en el puerto se llevará a cabo un entrenamiento SAR, de prevención de incendios y explosiones, y un ejercicio de paso en las aguas cercanas de la Bahía de Manila. El CSB 8002 partirá de aguas filipinas después de una exhaustiva sesión informativa y evaluación de la iniciativa conjunta PCG-VCG”, afirmó el contraalmirante Balilo del CG.

A principios de este año, el presidente Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr y el almirante Gavan del CG visitaron Hanoi, Vietnam, donde abordaron las sólidas relaciones bilaterales entre los dos guardacostas.

El 30 de enero de 2024, el PCG y el VCG firmaron formalmente el memorando de entendimiento (MOU) sobre cooperación marítima que fortalece su comprensión y confianza mutua.

Según el MOU, el PCG y el VCG acordaron desarrollar un Comité Conjunto de la Guardia Costera (JCGC) para discutir temas e intereses comunes y establecer un mecanismo de comunicación directa.

El almirante Gavan del CG enfatizó que esta búsqueda mejora la asociación estratégica entre los dos guardacostas para promover, preservar y proteger sus intereses mutuos en la región del sudeste asiático.

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Malasia recibe un guardacostas de la USCG

 

El embajador estadounidense envía una carta de aceptación del cúter de la USCG a Malasia

Firma de Memorando de Entendimiento entre América y Malasia (foto: APMM)

El Majlis firmó un Memorando de Entendimiento entre el Reino de Malasia y el Reino de los Estados Unidos sobre la cooperación y el ámbito de la delincuencia transfronteriza y la presentación de una carta de aceptación del guardacostas de los Estados Unidos 

PUTRAJAYA – Se celebró en Le Meridien el Consejo para la firma de un Memorando de Entendimiento entre el Reino de Malasia y los Estados Unidos de América sobre la cooperación en el ámbito de la delincuencia transfronteriza y la presentación de cartas de aceptación para el guardacostas de los Estados Unidos. Hotel, Putrajaya, esta mañana.

Aunque no se indica, se sospecha fuertemente que el barco en cuestión es el USCG Cutter Decisive (foto: USCG)

El Memorando de Entendimiento fue firmado por el Presidente de la Secretaría del Ministerio del Interior, Datuk Haji Ruji bin Haji Ubi y el Embajador de los Estados Unidos, Sr. Edgard D. Keagan fue presenciado por el Ministro del Interior, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail.

El presidente interino de la Dirección Marítima de Malasia, el vicealmirante marítimo Datuk Saiful Lizan bin Ibrahim, estuvo presente en representación de la Dirección Marítima de Malasia para presenciar la ceremonia.

También estuvieron presentes el vicepresidente de la Secretaría (Fundamentos y Control) de KDN, Datuk Mohd Zamri bin Mat Zain, el presidente de la Dirección de Inmigración, Dato' Ruslin bin Jusoh y otros distinguidos invitados que representan posiciones y agencias bajo KDN. 

( MMEA )

Japón ayudará en la seguridad marítima del Sudeste Asiático

Japón planea apoyo a la seguridad marítima para cuatro países del Sudeste Asiático

Japón proporcionará lanchas patrulleras a 4 países del Sudeste Asiático (foto: Nippon)

Japón planea brindar apoyo a largo plazo a las autoridades marítimas de Filipinas, Indonesia, Malasia y Vietnam. Esta medida tiene como objetivo contrarrestar la postura cada vez más asertiva de China en el Mar de China Meridional.

NHK ha sabido que la JICA de Japón desarrollará un plan decenal para apoyar a los cuatro países, que el gobierno considera una máxima prioridad en términos de seguridad.

El mes pasado se realizaron encuestas in situ en Filipinas e Indonesia. Se han programado actividades similares alrededor de abril en Malasia y Vietnam.

Los funcionarios japoneses discutirán el suministro de drones, sistemas de radar y lanchas patrulleras a cada país, así como el desarrollo de recursos humanos.

El plan detallado deberá presentarse en marzo del próximo año.

China reclama el derecho a controlar casi todo el Mar de China Meridional.

Beijing promulgó una ley que permite a la Guardia Costera china usar la fuerza en la región hace tres años, y otros países están en alerta máxima.

Iida Masafumi, experta en China del Instituto de Estudios de Defensa Nacional del Ministerio de Defensa japonés, dijo que mejorar las capacidades de seguridad marítima de los cuatro países les ayudaría enormemente a contrarrestar a China.

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Nuevo guardacostas americano para Vietnam

Estados Unidos proporcionará un barco guardacostas más a Vietnam

USCGC Mellon 717 podría ser la tercera clase Hamilton en transferirse a Vietnam (foto: Wiki)

(OLP)- La delegación bicameral estadounidense en Hanoi dijo que tanto la Asamblea Nacional como el Gobierno de este país apoyan la mejora de la relación con Vietnam de una asociación integral a una estratégica.

Estados Unidos ha proporcionado dos barcos de la guardia costera a Vietnam y pronto, después de completar los procedimientos detallados, proporcionará un barco más, con el espíritu de apoyar a Vietnam para fortalecer la seguridad en el mar.

El senador Jeff Merkley compartió con la prensa vietnamita en Hanoi, la tarde de este 8 de abril, durante el viaje de trabajo de la delegación bicameral estadounidense a la ASEAN, encabezada por él.

El senador Merkley dijo que la delegación llegó a Vietnam esta vez con dos misiones: promover el proceso de resolución de las consecuencias de la guerra y elevar la relación de cooperación Vietnam-EE.UU. en varios campos, desde el Mar del Este. , el cambio climático a la cooperación de inversión.

El senador Merkley reiteró una vez más su punto de vista expresado antes del viaje, que es su deseo de elevar la relación bilateral entre Vietnam y EE. UU. de la actual asociación integral a una estratégica. Dijo que este deseo recibió el apoyo del Congreso y del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos.

"En los últimos años, muchos funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley de EE. UU., como el Secretario de Defensa y el Director de USAID, han realizado viajes a Vietnam. La presencia de nuestra delegación en el Congreso muestra tanto el sistema ejecutivo como el legislativo. EE. UU. apoya el desarrollo de Vietnam- relación con Estados Unidos", dijo el Senador Merkley.

siguiendo al Sr. Merkley, otro miembro de la delegación parlamentaria estadounidense, el Senador Van Hollen enfatizó que el propósito de los días de trabajo en Vietnam es continuar los esfuerzos de generaciones anteriores de parlamentarios para fortalecer y desarrollar las relaciones bilaterales entre los dos países.

"Esta es una misión para reavivar el legado de generaciones anteriores de senadores como el difunto senador John McCain y el exsenador Patrick Leahy", dijo Van Hollen.

Compartiendo con los reporteros sobre el apoyo a la seguridad marítima de Vietnam, el Sr. Merkley dijo que los acontecimientos en el Mar del Este están relacionados con la seguridad de Vietnam. Esta es la razón por la que Estados Unidos ha transferido barcos de la guardia costera de Vietnam a lo largo de los años y sigue viniendo aquí.

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Myanmar tiene nuevo guardacostas

Myanmar Junta Launches New Coastguard

Four armed naval vessel inaugurated as Coastguard ship (photos : GNLM)

Myanmar’s regime has formed a coastguard, a policy from the ousted National League for Democracy (NLD) government, with four armed naval vessels to protect the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea shoreline.

Amid a heavy security forces presence on Wednesday, the junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inaugurated the ships on Wednesday at Thilawa in southern Yangon.

In his speech, the junta chief said the coastguard would primarily focus on law enforcement, search and rescue and environmental protection.

Myanmar has almost 2,000km of coast.



Before the formation of the coastguard, Myanmar’s navy was solely responsible for stamping out illegal fishing from neighboring countries and other crimes.

The size of the coastguard is unknown.

The formation of the coastguard was initiated by the NLD in 2018 to tackle human and drug traffickers, illegal fishing and other law-enforcement issues.

In 2019 the military-appointed deputy minister of defense told parliament the coastguard would fall under the military-controlled ministry.

Myanmar has been in turmoil following the coup in February when the military seized power from the NLD. Since then Myanmar has faced mass protests, bloody crackdowns and growing armed civilian resistance against the regime.

Irrawaddy

Tercer guardacostas clase Hamilton para Vietnam

Vietnam's Request for Third ex-USCG Cutter Receives Support of Biden Administration

Third ex-Hamilton class was needed by Vietnam Coast Guard (photo : mtpat10)


The Vietnam Coast Guard's (Canh Sát Bien Viet Nam: CSBV's) request for a third ex-Hamilton-class, high-endurance cutter has received the endorsement of the Biden administration.

The news was disclosed by US Vice-President Kamala Harris during her visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, on 25 August.

The CSBV operates a fleet of two ex-Hamilton-class cutters that were previously in service with the US Coast Guard. The first vessel, which has been renamed CSB-8020, was handed over to Vietnam in May 2017 while the second ship, CSB-8021, arrived in the country in July 2021.

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Singapur comisiona simulador de tiro para guardacostas

Singapore Commissions Coast Guard Boat Handling, Firing Simulator

The Police Coast Guard simulator, which has been developed as a collaboration with HTX (photo : Singapore Police Force)

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has commissioned a new tactical boat handling and firing simulator (TBHFS) to improve the Police Coast Guard’s (PCG’s) training capabilities.

The system, which has been described as the first of its kind in the country, has been incorporated with an eye tracker to detect trainees’ visual focus during stressful simulation scenarios. It has been installed at the PCG’s headquarters on Brani Island.

The simulator developed by the PCG in collaboration with the country’s Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX). It can emulate the PCG’s high-speed patrol interdiction boats, and second-generation high-speed PK-class interceptor boats.

The system can generate vessel simulation at speeds exceeding 50 knots, and can also mimic how vessels behave in the real world when affected by factors such as wave movements or impacts with other crafts and floating objects, in a range of sea states with different speeds, said the HTX.

Training scenarios, conditions, and environment can be controlled and replayed via an instructor operating station, the agency added in a 27 September media release.


Jane's

Nuevos guardacostas vietnamitas ex USCG

Modern Ships of Vietnam Coast Guard

CSB 8003 ship is installed and equipped with modern technology, suitable for the functions and tasks of the current Coast Guard (photo : Soha)


Currently, the Vietnam Coast Guard is equipped with modern ships by the Party and State, the Army to protect sovereignty, sovereignty rights, national jurisdiction, security, national interests, nation; protection of marine resources and environment; protection of property, legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals at sea.

 

Inside of CSB 8004 (photo : Soha)

To perform the task of protecting the sovereignty of sea and islands, protecting marine economic activities, Vietnam Coast Guard is equipped with many modern patrol boats such as: CSB 8020 with a tonnage of 3,250 tons, Hamilton class and is a warship awarded by the US to Vietnam in the EDA program in 2017. Large patrol boat 1,500 tons CSB 8003 that had been donated by South Korea in 2013.

The most modern ship in the Vietnam Coast Guard is the 2,500-ton DN-2000 patrol ships with numbers 8001, 8002, 8004, and 8005. The ship is built by Song Thu factory (Z189), designed by Damen Group (Netherlands).

 

As one of the most modern ships in the fleet of Vietnam Coast Guard today, the CSB 8004 under the Command of Marine Police Zone 1 is responsible for checking, controlling, protecting sovereignty, acts in violation of Vietnamese law (photo : Soha)

Currently, the Vietnam Coast Guard owns 4 units and the fishing force owns 2. As of 2019, Vietnam Coast Guard equipped with about 70 patrol boats of all kinds from small sizes of 100-400 tons to 3,000-4,000 tons, most of which are produced by domestic and foreign designs. , partly to be funded or purchased.

 

Inside of CSB 8004 (photo : Soha)

In particular, the Vietnam Coast Guard is also equipped with surveillance aircraft with many modern technical equipment according to European standards.

The equipping of modern Coast Guard ships marks the development of the Vietnam Coast Guard, meeting the requirements of performing the function of State management on security, order and safety at sea as well as related international events to which Vietnam is a member on the sea areas and continental shelf.

Soha

Un tercer guardacostas americano para Vietnam

Vietnam Could be Received Third Hamilton class Cutter

CSB 8020 ex USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC 722) (photo : Vladimir Knyaz)

Recently, the Command of Vietnam Coast Guard sent a delegation to the US to receive the Hamilton ship by the US Coast Guard's border type and transfer. According to new information, in the near future, Vietnam will receive another Hamilton.

The CSB 8020 patrol vessel, formerly known as the USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC 722) of the US Coast Guard, is the largest stretch of the Vietnam Coast Guard today and is also the patrol ship of law enforcement. largest in Southeast Asia. This was originally part of the American Hamilton class, after the border type was transferred to partners and allies for further use by the Navy and Coast Guard. The ship officially joined the payroll of the Vietnam Coast Guard early in 2018.

Previously, in mid-August, the 1st Marine Police Zone Command set up a delegation to prepare to go to the US to receive the former USCGC John Middget (WHEC 726), also belonging to Hamilton class. This vessel has been officially eliminated from the beginning of 2020, according to the plan, it will be handed over to the Vietnam Coast Guard on March 26 this year. But due to the complexity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reception was delayed. This is the second Hamilton of Vietnam Coast Guard.

The little known thing is that the Vietnam Coast Guard has asked the US partner to transfer us up to three Hamilton patrol boats. Also in August, the US Coast Guard continued to demarcate another Hamilton ship, the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) and is currently anchored next to the USCGC John Middget which is about to be handed over to Vietnam. Her role has been decided and the Mellon will be transferred to the Bahraini Navy.

Thus, 11 out of 12 Hamilton built for the US Coast Guard were delivered to partners and allies, of which 2 were delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard, the rest are transferred to the navies of the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Bahrain. The last one, USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC 724), has not yet removed the boundary, and its future is unknown where it will go.


USGCGC Douglas Munro (EHEC 724) (photo : Douglas Munro)

It is extremely good news, according to a source from the Philippine Department of Defense, the last Hamilton, USCGC Munro, will be delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard in the near future. It was also very reasonable for our side to have requested three and Munro was also the last one in the class.

Thus, with the coming time, we will have three large Hamilton class patrol boats, the strength of the Vietnam Coast Guard will definitely increase significantly, at the same time coordinate with multi-purpose patrol boats DN 2000 and other ship TT 120/200/400 covers a large territorial sea of ​​our country on the sea, creating conditions to more firmly protect national sovereignty.

It can be seen that the continuous delivery of used Hamilton ships by the US to partners and allies is a very smart and smart thing, they do not need to spend the expense of handling the ships. But at the same time, it is possible to improve their diplomatic spirit with countries, especially Southeast Asian countries, which are in desperate need of ships with large amounts of water stretching for long-distance sea missions.

The Hamiltons have been around for about 40 years, but the hulls of these ships are quite good, ensuring that they can continue to be used for about 15 to 20 years. Although the United States Coast Guard is gradually switching to newer patrol boats, Hamilton's operational capabilities are undeniable, especially the ability to sea in the conditions. complicated weather, long sea-clinging time and great range.

In terms of weapon configuration, the basic US Coast Guard Hamilton used an Otto Melara gunboat, a phalanx close-range defense system and some .50cal Browning heavy machine guns. However, when transferred, the US partner will remove all weapons and leave only one main gun Otto Melara in front of the bow.

The specifications of the Hamilton ship include: The ship has a full load displacement of 3,250 tons, 115m long, 13m wide, equipped with an electric diesel engine that allows the ship to have a maximum speed of 29 knots, range 14,000 nautical miles, continuous operating time at sea is 45 days with a crew of 167 people. The ship has a flight deck and a hangar that can receive helicopters to coordinate tasks such as reconnaissance, rescue and rescue, etc.

Thus, after fully receiving three Hamilton ships, the number of ships of this class of the Vietnam Coast Guard has been equal to that of the Philippine Navy, even with the combat capability and maritime coverage of our law enforcement forces, slightly better than your country's navy. This can be said to be a great concern of superiors, creating conditions for our forces to have the best and most secure equipment to contribute to more firmly defending the sovereignty of the above sea state.

KienThuc

Botan dos guardacostas tailandeses

Thai Navy Conducts a Launch Ceremony for Two Costal Patrol Boats

Tor 114 Costal Patrol Boats (photo : RTN)


The launching ceremony of 2 coastal patrol boats, consisting of Tor 114 and Tor 115 was held on July 31, 2020 at the shipyard of Marsun Public Company Limited, Thai Ban Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province.

It is the latest progress of the project since the keel laying ceremony was held on 8 June 2018 at the Marsun Shipyard, with former Admiral Naris Pratumsuwan, while that is the president.

The coastal patrol boat Tor.111 class uses the Marsun M36 Mk II based model, modified from the M36 Patrol Boat design that is used as the base of the Costal Patrol Boats Tor. 111, or support vessels for ship operations Tor 111.

The 3 patrol boats that were previously in service, consisting of the Tor 111, Tor 112 and Tor 113, are one of the works of Marsun Thailand that received the construction contract ships for the Thai navy as well.


Tor 115 Costal Patrol Boats (photo : RTN)

Two new patrol boats of Tor 114 have been modified differently from the previous 3 series of patrol boats, using primary armament guns, size machine guns 30mm (likely the MSI-DS SEAHAWK) with a shot control system instead of the 20mm manual-controlled Denel Land Systems GI-2 machine gun.

Including the interior of the ship's room, supporting a special operation unit Naval Special Warfare Command (Royal Thai Navy SEAL), a total of 13 units, which is highly flexible in various operations.

Two new Costal Patrol Boats Tor 114 and Tor 115 are expected to have a delivery ceremony by August 2020 and will enter service in Coast Guard Squadron, Royal Thai Fleet, as well as the Tor. 111 set, previously.

The Marsun shipyard is currently being built two Costal Patrol Boats, the Tor. 997 and the Tor 998, which were laid down on the November 14, 2019.

AAG

Otro guardacostas americano transferido a Vietnam

USCGS John Midgett (WHEC-726) is being Prepared for Transfer to the Vietnam

WHEC-726 John Midgett being prepared for fransfer to Vietnam (photos : VietDefense)

The United States continues to prepare USCGC John Midgett (WHEC-726) for transfer to the Vietnam Coast Guard. American insignias have been painted over with white while components such as the radar & Phalanx CIWS were spotted being removed. The vessel is expected to be painted with the insignia of the VCG before it leaves Seattle for a trip back home to Vietnam.


Remember that Vietnam requested three Hamilton class cutters from the United States thus making the Midgett the second vessel acquired by the Vietnam Coast Guard after the former USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722), itself currently serving as the patrol ship CSB-8020. This leaves the USCGC Douglas Munro (WHEC-724) & USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) as the remaining Hamilton-class cutters in American service. If Vietnam is able to obtain either of those vessels from the United States upon retirement, the original request for 3 ships will be complete.

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Y si... las nuevas corbetas filipinas son más caras que sus viejos guardacostas

Two New PHL Corvettes are More Expensive than Jose Rizal Class

Two new corvettes would cost US$535 million (photo : weaponews)

Philippines To Beef Up Navy With Two New Corvettes

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has green-lighted an acquisition plan for two new corvettes and other naval assets, the Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad said on June 17, 2019 - Naval News.

In a speech celebrating the Philippine Navy’s 121st founding anniversary in Sangley Point in Cavite province, Empedrad said the two corvette vessels plus other assets will cost about US$669 million.

Empedrad stated the two warships, which costs about US$535 million, are more expensive but more capable than the two brand new frigates which are currently being constructed by the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries for US$344 million. Hyundai is expected to deliver the ships in April and September next year.

The Philippine Navy currently operates three classes of corvette vessels belonging to the the Rizal, the Malvar and the Jacinto classes.

Besides the two corvettes, Empedrad said the President Duterte also approved the acquisition of eight fast attack interdiction boats equipped with anti-boat missile systems with an approved budget of US$191 million.

Empedrad said other projects are in the pipeline, including the upgrade of the navy’s two patrol vessels, acquisition of two submarines, and shore-based missile systems.

He said a second-hand Pohang-class corvette donated by South Korea is due to arrive next month. Empedrad said the deployment of BRP Condrado Yap and other multi-purpose attack craft of the Navy “will hasten the end of the 50-year-old (communist) insurgency problem.”

Naval News

Filipinas también quiere Shaldags

Philippine Coast Guard in Talks with Israel Shipyards for Shaldag Mk II

The Philippine Coast Guard is in talks with Israel Shipyards on the Shaldag Mk II patrol craft. The service has requirements for a new class of fast interceptors within the 25-35 m range (photo : Jane's)

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is considering the Shaldag Mk II patrol craft to fulfil the service's outstanding requirement for a new class of 25-35 m interception vessels.

A senior service official who spoke to Jane's at the IMDEX 2019 defence and maritime exhibition has confirmed that a meeting between PCG leaders and Israel Shipyards was held at the same event on 14 May. The meeting was held to understand the vessel type further, including whether it can be configured according to PCG preferences.

"Some of the matters that we discussed include the types of engines that can be fitted on the Shaldag Mk II. We very much prefer the brands of engines that are currently already in service on our coastguard boats, so we wanted more confirmation on this," said the senior official.

Other matters that were discussed are namely the scope of possible government-to-government programmes that can be utilised between the two countries should a procurement programme materialise, including funding programmes, payment plans, co-build programmes, and transfer-of-technology arrangements.

The Shaldag Mk II has an overall length of 24.8 m, a maximum beam of 6 m, and a maximum draught of 1.2 m. The vessel type displaces about 58 tonnes, and is powered by MTU engines in the original configuration. The patrol craft is propelled by waterjets, and can attain a maximum speed of over 40 kt with a standard range of 650 n miles at 32 kt.

Jane's

Empresa singapuresa gana contrato para guardacostas rompehielos de la USN

ST Engineering Wins USN Polar Security Cutter Build

An artist’s rendering of the USCG Polar Security Cutter. (Image : ST Engineering)

Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), announced on 24 April that its shipbuilding business in Pascagoula, MS, VT Halter Marine, has been awarded the Polar Security Cutter (PSC – formerly known as the Heavy Polar Ice Breaker) contract by the US Department of the Navy for the US Coast Guard (USCG).

VT Halter Marine has been designated prime contractor for the detail design and construction of the USCG PSC under a $746 million (€665 million) fixed-price incentive-firm contract. The multi-year programme seeks to acquire up to three multi-mission PSC to recapitalise the USCG fleet of heavy icebreakers. If all options are exercised, the value of the contract could rise to $1.94 billion (€1.73 billion). Delivery of the first 460ft, 33,000t vessel is anticipated for 2024: if the options are exercised, hulls two and three are expected to be delivered in 2025 and 2027 respectively.

VT Halter Marine has been involved in the design analysis study for the PSC since February 2017 and is currently in the production engineering studies support work, which it began in February.

Monch

6 UAV americanos para la guardia costera indonesia

Insitu Receives Contract to Supply Indonesia with Six ScanEagle UAVs

Indonesia will receive six ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicles from the US. System will be provided under a grant via Washington’s Maritime Security Initiative (photo : Insitu)

Boeing subsidiary Insitu has been awarded a USD9.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply the Indonesian government with the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS).

The contract, which will be executed via the US’ Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, consists of six ScanEagle air vehicles, as well as equipment related to its operations and technical support services. Work on the contract is expected to complete in May 2022.

As reported by Jane’s in February 2018, Indonesia was selected to receive the ScanEagle UAS under a grant by the US government.

Jane's

Loco drogón de la USCG pensaba atentar a lo grande

Arrestaron a un teniente de la Guardia Costera de EEUU que planeaba un gran ataque terrorista contra políticos y civiles

Las autoridades indicaron que Christopher Paul Hasson "pretendía asesinar a civiles a una escala raramente vista en este país"
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Christopher Paul Hasson (ABC News)

Autoridades estadounidenses arrestaron a un teniente de la Guardia Costera que tenía un arsenal y planeaba un ataque generalizado contra políticos y civiles.

El teniente, identificado como Christopher Paul Hasson, de 49 años, se definía como "nacionalista blanco" y, según las autoridades, "pretendía asesinar a civiles a una escala raramente vista en este país".

Es por ello que los fiscales definen a Hasson en su escrito de acusación como un "terrorista doméstico", de acuerdo al Washington Post, que tuvo acceso a los documentos judiciales del Gobierno.


 
El arsenal incautado en Silver Spring, Maryland (Reuters)

Entre sus presuntos objetivos, cuyos nombres fueron escritos en una plantilla de Excel, estaban la presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, la demócrata Nancy Pelosi, así como la popular congresista izquierdista Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez y varios contendientes demócratas a las elecciones del 2020, además de civiles y periodistas.

De acuerdo a documentos judiciales presentados ante un tribunal federal del estado de Maryland, Hasson abogaba por el uso de "violencia focalizada" para establecer la "patria blanca" y soñaba con "matar casi hasta la última persona sobre la faz de la Tierra".

 
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, una de las congresistas más populares de la izquierda, figuraba entre la lista de posibles objetivos del ataque (Reuters)

También fantaseaba con un ataque biológico contra alimentos y en una "campaña de bombas/francotirador".

Hasson, detenido el pasado viernes, había realizado recientemente búsquedas alarmantes en Internet, teniendo en cuenta sus intenciones:

-8.54: "¿Qué pasa si Trump es destituido ilegalmente?"
-8.57: "Mejor lugar en Washington DC para ver a congresistas"
-8.58: "Dónde en DC para ver Congreso"
-10.39: "Guerra civil si Trump es destituido"
-11.26: "Socialdemócratas EEUU"

Aunque Hasson estaba acumulando armas desde 2017, no queda claro cuando tenía previsto entrar en acción.

En su vivienda de Silver Spring (suburbio de Washington ubicado en Maryland), las autoridades hallaron un gran número de armas y también de estupefacientes.

 
La policía también encontró numerosos opioides

Según los investigadores, Hasson estaba estudiando el manifesto del ultraderechista noruego Anders Behring Breivik, que en 2011 asesinó a 77 personas. También indican que estaba obsesionado con la ideología neofascista y neonazi.

 
Anders Behring Breivik fue inspiración para Hasson (AFP)

Hasson sirvió en el Cuerpo de Marines entre 1988 y 1993 y después en la Guardia Nacional por otros dos años. Desde 2016 trabajaba como teniente de la Guardia Costera de EEUU en sus oficinas centrales de Washington.

Está previsto que Hasson comparezca ante un juez este jueves para determinar su situación a la espera de un juicio. Los fiscales defienden que debería permanecer en prisión.

Guardacostas de Malasia compran cañones navales turcos

Malaysia Signed for Three More SMASH 30mm RWS

Aselsan SMASH 30mm 

Aselsan deepens engagement with Malaysia

Turkish company Aselsan is expanding collaboration with Malaysia in support of several contracts to supply its SMASH 30 mm remote-controlled stabilised naval gun system to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

An official from Aselsan told Jane’s on 28 February that the company has recently signed an additional contract to supply the MMEA with three more SMASH systems that will be integrated onto three offshore patrol vessels the agency will acquire from local shipyard, Destini Shipbuilding & Engineering (DSE), from 2021. Aselsan is contracted to supply the SMASH systems in 2019–20.

Across other contracts, the MMEA has already ordered six SMASH gun systems – with three already delivered – which are being installed on six new-generation patrol craft (NGPC) also being constructed by DSE.

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Filipinas pone en servicio 7mo guardacostas clase Parola

Philippine’s Seventh Parola-Class Patrol Vessel Arrives Home

Seventh MRRV of the PCG 

The Philippine Coast Guard has received its seventh Parola-class patrol vessel. Platform has significantly bolstered service’s constabulary capabilities

The Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG’s) seventh multirole response vessel (MRRV) has arrived in the country.

Vessel movement analysis by Jane’s via the IHS Markit’s AISLive portal on 2 March indicates that the platform, which will be in service as BRP Cape San Agustin with pennant number 4408, departed Tokyo Bay on 23 February, and has now arrived in Manila Bay.

Cape San Agustin joins six existing MRRVs that were commissioned by the PCG between October 2016 and November 2017. The vessels were ordered under a government programme known as the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement Project for the PCG (Phase II).

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Guardacostas vietnamitas reciben dos barcos de alta velocidad

Border Patrol Received Two High-Speed Patrol Boats

It is known that the patrol boat SPA-4207 (Stan Patrol), was designed by Damen Group - The Netherlands, the nose design is very different from the model ships week Other, prominent with the ability to go vietnam sea. 

On the morning of January 18, in Da Nang, Song Thu Corporation and Border Guard Command have held the launching ceremony of two high speed patrol boats to the Border Guard Command.

High-speed patrol boats (Stan Patrol) SPA 4207

Two SPA 4207 ships are modern high speed patrol boats designed to best serve the patrol and coastal protection; marine rescue and safety. The vessel is built according to international standards, the equipment is arranged reasonably to save operating costs, easy maintenance and technical features in accordance with the requirements of the task, equipment of the force. of the Border Guards of Vietnam.

Closed to high quality and modern standards, the vessel is 42.81m in length; width 7.11m. It is equipped with two diesel engines, with a capacity of 4200 bkw (5632 bhp)/1600 rpm; speed: 25.5 knots.

High-speed patrol boats (Stan Patrol) SPA 4207 

The launch of two SPA 4207 ships in Seri 4 ships to the Border Guard Command not only meet the requirements of technical equipment, boats for the Border Guard under the project approved by the Prime Minister but also remove difficulties, contributing to save State budget, army over 400 billion, creating the premise for the localization of products to enhance the production capacity of defense, affirming the capacity and prestige of the General. Song Thu in ensuring the building of military ships for national defense and security.

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Guardacostas americano pasa a servicio vietnamita

US Coast Guard Cutter Sherman Returns from Final Deployment and then to be Transferred to Vietnam

US Coast Guard Cutter Sherman 


US Coast Guard cutter Sherman returns from final deployment


US Coast Guard’s high endurance cutter Sherman (WHEC 720) returned from its final deployment on January 23, completing a 76-day patrol in the Bering Sea.

The deployment was Sherman’s last one before it decommissions in March this year after nearly 50 years of service.

The cutter is scheduled to be decommissioned on March 29 and will reportedly be transferred to Vietnam. Should this be the case, Sherman would be joining former sister ship USCGC Morgenthau which was renamed to ‘CSB 8020’ after it was transferred to Vietnam.

During their final patrol, the crew supported the safe transit of a disabled vessel over 800 miles to Dutch Harbor, enforced fisheries regulations in the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. They also provided a command and control platform capable of embarking a helicopter, thus providing search and rescue coverage to those operating in the Bering Sea.

Sherman has a storied history including being the last remaining US Warship in the Coast Guard or Navy to have sunk an enemy vessel. It is also one of only two cutters to hold the Vietnam Service Award and the only cutter to hold the Combat Action Ribbon for action in the Vietnam War.

In 2001 it became the first cutter to circumnavigate the world, after conducting UN sanctions enforcement duty in the Persian Gulf and goodwill projects in Madagascar, South Africa and Cape Verde.

Adding to Sherman’s history, in March of 2007, a boarding team dispatched from the cutter discovered 17 metric tons of cocaine on the Panamanian-flagged freighter, Gatun. This seizure remains the largest drug bust in US history with an estimated street value of $600 million. As the record holder, Sherman proudly wears the Golden Snowflake.

“As Sherman and her crew return home from this final patrol, it is humbling to look back on the history and the accomplishments of this crew and the previous,” said Capt. Steve Wittrock, commanding officer of Sherman. “This final patrol has been significant in that the Bering Sea mission is one of the most demanding and historically important in the Coast Guard and I am very proud of the way that the crew has performed throughout the last two challenging months.”

Sherman is one of the Coast Guard’s four remaining 378-foot high endurance cutters still in operation. The 1950s era fleet of cutters is presently being replaced by the national security cutters, which will soon serve as the Coast Guard’s primary, long-range asset. Honolulu will serve as a homeport to two of the national security cutters, replacing Sherman and the already decommissioned Morgenthau.

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