00:00Inihayag ng Department of National Defense na may mga factor na kailangang pag-aralan
00:05sa paglilipat sa Pilipinas ng mga barkong pandigma ng Japan.
00:10Ayon kay Defense Secretary Gibochodoro,
00:12pag-aaralan maigi kung magiging akma sa fleet ng Philippine Navy
00:17ang 6 na Abukuma-class destroyer escort na alok ng Japan.
00:22Bahagi din ang magiging konsiderasyon
00:24ang gagastusin sa paggamit sa mga naturang warship
00:27na nasa 30 taon ng nasa serbisyo at ginamit ng Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
00:34Ayon naman sa Philippine Navy, sa Agosto isasagawa
00:37ang inspeksyon kasunod ng imbitasyon mula sa Japan Ministry of Defense
00:42na tatagal ng dalawang linggo.
00:45Ang Abukuma-class destroyer escort ng Japan
00:47ay may kaparehong kapasidad sa Jose Rizal-class frigates ng Philippine Navy.
00:54It will add to the fleet size, but that will depend on whether we need to spend money
01:02for weaponizing it, for interoperability, for secure communications.
01:09The exercise to upgrade the weapon systems of all our existing vessels
01:15is a continuing exercise.
01:19So, it's a balance.
01:21It's a resource management balance between acquiring new
01:24and maintaining and repurposing the old and the ordered vessels to come.
01:34We will know if it is still viable to accept these warships.
01:39That remains to be seen.
01:40That will be known upon the conduct or after the conduct of the JVI.
01:45Appropriately, we'll be forwarding a recommendation to General Headquarters
01:50and to the Department of National Defense on what system upgrades are required.
01:55for the Department of National Defense on what system upgrades are required.
02:01The Department of National Defense on all the different parts of the Jarrod
02:03and the Department of National navel Nets
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