News Story: Philippine Navy celebrates 118th anniversary by commissioning new vessels

BRP Tarlac (Image: Wiki Commons)

MANILA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Navy on Wednesday celebrated its 118th founding anniversary, highlighted by the commissioning of new vessels.

The Philippines has upgraded and modernized the equipment and capabilities of its navy by acquiring for Navy five naval helicopters, three multi-purpose attack craft, two frigates, two anti-submarine warfare capable helicopters, and a weather high endurance cutter.

The Navy has also recently acquired a new landing dock (LD) vessel, the BRP Tarlac and three new landing craft heavy (LCH) vessels which had been formally commissioned and christened in Manila.

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