Saturday, December 27, 2014

PN to set up maritime domain awareness centers

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 26): PN to set up maritime domain awareness centers

To boost its maritime situational awareness capability, the Philippine Navy announced that it will establish coast watch centers and related facilities in the northern part of the country.

Maritime domain awareness capability refers to the ability of a nation's armed forces to detect, monitor, and if needed, drive away intruders on its territorial waters.

This was announced by PN vice commander Rear Admiral Caesar Taccad.

No exact figures and locations were given for security reasons.

"The (proposed) Maritime Situation Awareness System will enhance the Navy's maritime domain awareness capability," he added.

Taccad said the strategic goal of maritime situational awareness, as stipulated in our Active Archipelagic Defense Strategy, is to ensure effective maritime information support in order to facilitate effective decision-making for credible deterrence and support to national and regional cooperation for maritime security and development and governance," Taccad stressed.

The project is now undergoing pre-bidding, the PN vice commander added.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=719500

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