Procurement of more fast craft would bolster the Philippine
Navy's response in addressing the country's internal security problems such as
piracy, terrorism and kidnapping.
"Acquisition of (more) fast craft will be of great help
to our organization since it will provide additional defense and interdiction
capability to thwart piracy, terrorism, kidnapping and other dubious activities
of lawless elements in the country," Navy public affairs office head Lt.
Cmdr. Marineth Domingo said.
Last June, several Indonesian sailors were kidnapped by the
terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group in the Sulu Sea, the third in a string of abductions
in the waters between the Indonesia
and the Philippines
Earlier, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vowed to fast-track
the procurement of more fast craft for the Navy and attack helicopters for the
Air Force to help in the government's internal security operations.
A fast craft is a small, fast, agile and offensive warship
armed with anti-ship missiles, gun and/or torpedoes.
It is usually operated in close proximity to land as they
lack both the seakeeping and all-round defensive capabilities to survive in
blue water.(
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