日本簽約幫菲律賓海巡單位建造十艘船，對抗中國在南海的野心。
該批船將於2016起～2018陸續交船，船長40公尺、巡航速度16海里、航程1500海里。
菲律賓尚提交日本己方所需武器清單，以進行軍備現代化。
建造者是日本海洋聯合株式會社(the Japan Marine United Corp)。這間公司横浜事業所磯子工場也承造「日向級」直升機護衛艦（DDH-181 日向號[1]與2011年的DDH-182 伊勢號[2]），以及2015年交艦的第三艘日向級出雲號直升機護衛艦[3]。
這間公司是由日本鋼管與川崎製鐵合併的「JEF控股」為主，IHI、日立造船所與住友重工投資而來。是大手。
Japan Wins New Philippine Defense Deal○The Diplomat
(2015.04.24) http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/japan-wins-new-philippine-defense-deal/
Tokyo will construct ten vessels for Manila in the coming years.
Japan has won a deal to construct ten vessels
for the Philippine Coast Guard in the coming years, news outlets reported
earlier this week.
According to an announcement from the Philippine Department of Transportation
and Communications (DOTC) on April 20, the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement
Project to supply ten multirole response vessels (MRRVs) was awarded to the Japan Marine United Corp (JMU).
The winning bid, which amounted to PHP8.8 billion (around $200 million), will reportedly comprise of PHP7.4 billion from Japanese Official
Development Assistance (ODA) tied to the Japan International Cooperation Agency,
and PHP1.4 billion from the Philippine government. It includes the supply of standard spare parts
and tools, crew training, ocean transportation,
and marine insurance. Delivered are expected to start in 2016 and continue up to 2018.
DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said that the project was part of the Philippine government’s
program to equip its forces with “necessary assets to protect the national marine
interest.” According to Abaya, the ten new
vessels will help the Coast Guard in its functions of maritime law enforcement,
search-and-rescue operations, and upholding maritime security. DOTC said the MRRVs would be 40
meters long, have a standard
cruising speed of 16 knots and a range of 1,500 miles , and
be deployed to various Coast Guard districts across the country, including Manila,
La Union, and Puerto Princesa.
The deal comes as part of a broader effort by Japan and the Philippines to boost their defense relationship. While I always make it a point to emphasize that Tokyo and Manila have a long relationship that
extends beyond contemporary concerns about China,
the security side of the relationship has grown significantly amid growing anxiety
about Beijing’s actions in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and also as part
of Japan’s increased engagement with Southeast Asia more broadly under Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe.
Japan and the Philippines have been building on a strategic
partnership inked in 2011 in
recent months, including signing a memorandum of understanding in January when Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin
paid a three-day visit to Tokyo. As I noted
then, some of the measures proposed included cooperation in
defense equipment and technology, and there were
reports that Manila had handed over a ‘military wish
list’ of sorts to Tokyo to assist with its ongoing defense modernization. These vessels will no doubt be a boost for the
Philippine Coast Guard in that respect, as well as a concrete sign of an elevation
of Japan-Philippines defense ties.
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