Hanwha Systems to Take Charge of Philippine Naval Vessels as Well
Domestic Development of Indigenous Warship Combat System (CMS) Supply
Export Scale Reaches 29.5 Million USD (39 Billion KRW)
Hanwha Systems has decided to supply its domestically developed ship Combat Management System (CMS) to six 2400-ton Philippine Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The export scale amounts to 29.5 million USD (approximately 39 billion KRW).
According to Hanwha Systems on the 11th, the Combat Management System (CMS) is a core system that acts as the 'brain' of a ship, integrating various sensors, armaments, and communication systems to comprehensively recognize and assess battlefield situations, enabling optimal execution of combat missions as a ship's key weapon system.
With this, Hanwha Systems will have supplied CMS to a total of 13 Philippine vessels. Last year, Hanwha Systems supplied domestic combat systems to two Philippine Patrol Combat Corvettes (PCCs), in 2017 to two 600-ton Philippine frigates, and in 2019 to three Philippine frigates (DPCFs).
Additionally, this contract includes the export of a Tactical Data Link (TDL), a digital standard communication system that shares and transmits tactical information in real time based on the combat system, for 5 million USD (approximately 6.6 billion KRW), bringing the total contract value to 34.5 million USD (approximately 45.6 billion KRW).
Hanwha Systems plans to actively participate in the Philippine Navy's modernization projects, which include the introduction of new vessels such as submarines, high-speed boats, and large landing platform docks (LPDs). The Philippines is focusing on strengthening its naval power amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea and rising military tensions in the Western Pacific.
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Seongcheol Uh, CEO of Hanwha Systems, stated, “Our company is the only domestic firm capable of supplying combat systems with technology maturity at the level of advanced countries for export ships,” adding, “Based on the active support of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Agency for Defense Development, and the Navy, we will fully mobilize our unique CMS development, mass production, and follow-up logistics support capabilities and competitiveness to expand exports to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.”
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