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Shore-based Missile System; missile defense initiatives in the Army
Topic Started: Mon Dec 9, 2013 2:36 pm (29 Views)
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Philippines to acquire P6.5 billion shore-based missile system

In line with its efforts to modernize the military, the Department of National Defense (DND) has announced plans of acquiring a shore-based missile system for P6.5 billion.

Patrick Velez, DND vice chair for the bids and awards committee, said once acquired, the weapon will be placed under the control and supervision of the Army.

The shore-based missiles will be carried out through “limited source bidding."

Velez defines limited source bidding a process where certain companies are invited to submit bids for a project. (PNA)

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid&nid=1&rid=593392

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Philippines to acquire P6.5 billion shore-based missile system - See more at: http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/news/82027-Philippines-to-acquire-P6.5-billion-shore-based-missile-system.html#sthash.H4C4DC1G.dpuf

AFP, DND urged to upgrade land-based capabilities
The Philippine Star | Updated August 19, 2012
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2012/08/19/839733/afp-dnd-urged-upgrade-land-based-capabilities
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PHILIPPINE EXTERNAL DEFENSE REALIGNMENT

By Roilo Golez

And now let me present my views on what we should add to the Philippine External Defense Realignment.

I remember during my first terms as a member of the Philippine Congress and even as a member of the Philippine Cabinet as National Security Adviser for three years, deliberations on security concerns were dominated by internal security matters such as the communist insurgency, the Mindanao secessionist movements and terrorism. External defense started to figure prominently only in recent years with the growing assertiveness and show of force of China.

In my opinion, external defense should be made the top priority for the realignment of our national defense strategy.

We are facing an external threat from the world’s second most powerful country whose military might is growing each day. And while China is not our land neighbor, we share the same relatively small body of water, the South China Sea.

Some sound very defeatist about the prospect of a conflict with an emerging super power in view of China’s overwhelming economic and military superiority and ask, how can we resist? What’s the use?

My answer:

First it is our constitutional duty to defend and protect our territorial integrity. We reaffirm this mandate every time we sing our National Anthem: “Sa manlulupig, di ka pasisiil!”

And second, it is not an entirely losing proposition to confront a giant. History and the Bible are replete with stories of smaller forces winning a conflict with or successfully resisting a much bigger force, both in the battlefield and the geopolitical arena.

We are now in the process, more than at any period of our recent history, of beefing up of our external defense capability.

We have two new Navy ships, not much by international standards given the magnitude of the threat, but they constitute a big leap and their presence has made our Philippine Navy more capable than at any time in our recent history. These are the two converted coast guard cutters acquired from the US: the BRP Greogorio del Pilar and the BRP Ramon Alcaraz, with very fitting names after two Filipino heroes who won their place in Philippine history fighting overwhelming military odds.

I propose Asymmetric Warfare as our principal strategy in confronting the bully in the neighborhood.

We should use ANTI-ACCESS/AREA DENIAL methods and strategy.

We cannot match a giant military power frigate for frigate or plane for plane.

But we can easily afford a few hundred cruise missiles to target intruders and prevent access to our Exclusive Economic Zone.

I propose the following:

MISSILE DEFENSE
Landbased Supersonic Cruise Missiles, LIKE the Brahmos, deployed in the fastnesses of Palawan, Mindoro and Luzon.

BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or
land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.

A technical description reads as follows:

“BrahMos has the capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres in altitude. It can gain a speed of Mach 2.8, and has a maximum range of 290 km. The ship-launched and land-based missiles can carry a 200 kg warhead. It has a two-stage propulsion system, with a solid-propellant rocket for initial acceleration and a liquid-fuelled ramjet responsible for sustained supersonic cruise. Air-breathing ramjet propulsion is much more fuel-efficient than rocket propulsion, giving the BrahMos a longer range than a pure rocket-powered missile would achieve. The high speed of the BrahMos likely gives it better target-penetration characteristics than lighter subsonic cruise missiles such as the Tomahawk. Being twice as heavy and almost four times faster than the Tomahawk, the BrahMos has more than 32 times the on-cruise kinetic energy of a Tomahawk missile, although it carries only 3/5 the payload and a fraction of the range despite weighing twice as much, which suggests that the missile was designed with a different tactical role. Its 2.8 Mach speed means that it cannot be intercepted by some existing missile defence system and its precision makes it lethal to water targets.”

With an array of cruise missiles deployed in our West Coast, I don’t think a prudent commander of a foreign DDG or even a flotilla of DDGs would dare go in harms way within our EEZ. Ditto to the foreign troops stationed illegally in an installation, like in Mischief Reef, knowing they could be pulverized in an actual conflict. This missile defense system should be assigned to the Philippine Air Force.

SWARM Navy:
The BRP Del Pilar and BRP Alcaraz are there, and perhaps two or three more modern frigates will be acquired soon to give the Philippine Navy credible capability. However, in a direct confrontation, they are no match against China’s modern DDGs and frigates.

We need to support our frigates with Swarm tactics and strategy in protecting our EEZ and territorial seas. This is cost effective credible defense. Even the world’s most powerful Navy, the US Navy, finds a swarm navy in the Persian Gulf a credible deterrent.

I propose a SWARM of Missile Boats SIMILAR to the
HAYABUSA Class Missile Boats of Japan.

SPEED OF 46 KNOTS WITH FOUR (4) TYPE 90
Ship-to-Ship Missiles or SSM-1B, Range 150-200 km and 1 otobreda 76 mm gun
Complement of 21

ARE FUNDS AVAILABLE? YES!
P130 Billion is immediately available from the Malampaya Fund.
Security is a direct, critical and essential part of energy development whether on land or sea.

To those who say the Malampaya Fund cannot be used for AFP modernization, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS OIL PLATFORM OUT IN THE OPEN SEA. CAN IT SURVIVE FROM INCEPTION TO OPERATION WITHOUT SECURITY?

Addendum:

SMALL COUNTRY CAN BEAT MUCH BIGGER COUNTRY

From "David and Goliath" the newest book of best selling author Malcolm Gladwell:

"Suppose you were to total up all the wars over the past two hundred years that occurred between very large and very small countries. Let's say that one side has to be at least ten times larger in population and armed might than the other. How often do you think the bigger side wins? Most of us, I think, would put the number at close to 100 percent. A tenfold difference is a lot. But the actual answer may surprise you. When the political scientist Ivan Arreguin-Toft did the calculation a few years ago, what he came up with was 71.5 percent. Just under a third of the time, the weaker country wins.

"Arreguin-Taft then asked the question slightly differently. What happens in wars between the strong and the weak when the weak side does as David did and refuses to fight the way the bigger side wants to fight, using unconventional or guerrilla tactics? The answer in those cases , the weaker party's winning percentage climbs from 28.5 percent to 63.6 percent.”

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DND looking at improved and enhanced versions of HAWK surface-to-air missiles

By Priam F. Nepomuceno

MANILA, March 30 (PNA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking at the possibility of acquiring improved and enhanced versions of the Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) surface-to-air missiles (SAMs).

The HAWK is a US medium range SAM.

The DND stated that acquisition of this weapon aims to protect the country from air threats its shore-to-ship missile (SSM) launchers which it is planning to acquire for the Philippine Army at P6.5 billion.

The SSM project consists of 12 launchers, trailers and tracking systems and missiles that could be fired to hit naval or sea targets.

It will be carried out through “limited source bidding", a process where certain companies are invited to submit bids for the program.

The HAWK is capable of intercepting and destroying any hostile aircraft, drone, or rocket that may be sent to incapacitate or disabled the Army's SSM system.

It was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight.

The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete.

Israel, one of the operators of the HAWK missile, have upgraded the Phase 2 standard with the addition of a Super Eye electro-optical TV system for detection of aircraft at 30 to 40 kilometers and identification at 17 to 25 kilometers.

They have also modified their system for engagements at altitudes up to 24,000 meters. (PNA)
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http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=630755


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The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK is an American medium range surface-to-air missile. As a backronym, some consider HAWK to stand for Homing All the Way Killer. The HAWK was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in United States Army service by 1994. It was finally phased out of US service in 2002, the last users, the US Marine Corps replacing it with the man-portable ir-guided visual range FIM-92 Stinger. The missile was also produced outside the US in Western Europe and Japan.

Although the United States never used the Hawk in a combat situation, it has been employed numerous times by foreign nations. Approximately 40,000 of the missiles were produced.

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MIM-23 HAWK Specifications:

Weight = 1,290 pounds (590 kg)
Length = 16 feet 8 inches (5.08 m)
Diameter = 14.5 inches (370 mm)
Warhead = 119 pounds (54 kg) blast fragmentation warhead
Engine = solid-fuel rocket engine
Wingspan = 3 feet 11 inches (1.19 m)
Operational range = 45-50km
Flight ceiling = 45,000 feet (14,000 m)
Speed = Mach 2.4
Guidance = Semi-active radar homing

The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk(Homing All the Way Killer) is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was superseded by the MIM-104 Patriot in United States Army service by 1994. It was finally phased out of U.S. service in 2002, the last U.S. users, the U.S. Marine Corps replacing it with the man-portable infrared-guided visual range FIM-92 Stinger. The missile was also produced outside the US in Western Europe, Japan and Iran.

Although the U.S. never used the Hawk in combat, it has been employed numerous times by other nations. Approximately 40,000 of the missiles were produced. Jane's reported that the original system's single shot kill probability was 0.56; I-Hawk improved this to 0.85.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-23_Hawk

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