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The Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPAC) is a type of fast attack assault craft developed for the Philippine Navy. Originally designed to transport troops at a high speed and then land them on the beach, they have since expanded their roles to include interdiction, surface warfare, and search and rescue.
The Philippine Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command announced the revival of their naval shipbuilding capability with the reopening of the Naval Shipbuilding Center, previously called the Cavite Naval Yard, which was refurbished and retooled as part Israel Shipyard's contract to supply fast attack interdiction crafts to the Philippine Navy.
Philippine Navy representatives examined the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) at the Jinhae naval base in South Korea. It was found to be in “good operating condition.” [77] Fast Attack and Interdiction Craft-Missile Acquisition Project / Shaldag-class patrol boat Israel: Fast Attack Craft: Acero-class: 9
Formerly Chamsuri - Wildcat class fast attack craft of the South Korean Navy built in the 1970s, with Korean designation as Patrol Killer Medium (PKM). South Korea transferred the former ROKN ships to the Philippine government, with the first batch of five units namely the former PKM-225, 226, 229, 231, and 235 which were handed-over on 15 June 1995, and arrived in Manila in August 1995.
BRP Salvador Abcede (PC-114) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It was part of the first batch transferred by the South Korean government on 15 June 1995, and arrived in the Philippines in August 1995. [2] [1] It was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 22 May 1996. [5] [1]
BRP Bonny Serrano (PC-111) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It is part of the first batch transferred by the South Korean government on 15 June 1995, and arrived in the Philippines in August 1995. [2] [1] It was commissioned with the Philippine Navy on 22 May 1996, [5] [1]
BRP Dionisio Ojeda (PC-117) was a Tomas Batilo-class fast attack craft of the Philippine Navy. It was part of the second batch transferred by the South Korean government in 2006. [ 2 ] It was formally commissioned with the Philippine Navy in 2007.
In 2019, the Philippine Navy raised a requirement to procure a new class of coastal patrol interdiction craft (CPIC) that would be missile-capable and are based on Israel's Shaldag V patrol boat design, [7] and would replace the Tomas Batilo-class fast attack crafts that have been retired in service.