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After years of back-and-forths with the local authority, J Chippendale, Story Homes, and Jones Homes’ plans for a neighbourhood in Garstang could be approved next week. Also on the docket: the transformation of the old Poulton-Le-Fylde police station into a food hall.

(File photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - As part of the Philippine Navy (PN)'s efforts to professionalize its ranks, officers and crew members of missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) attended a damage control personnel qualification standards (DCPQS) class aimed at boosting their response in emergency situations aboard ship. "First of this year, BRP Antonio Luna convenes the DCPQS Class 03-2023 composed of 20 students (four officers, 16 enlisted personnel) on 16 January 20...

COMBAT SYSTEM BRIEFING. Navy personnel from the offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz get a first hand look at the combat management system at the Naval Shield Combat Management System (NSCMS) installed in the missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) last Jan. 12 to 13. The NSCMS is considered the nerve center of the Jose Rizal-class frigates and consists of onboard sensors that detect and monitor incoming surface, air and sub-surface threats. (Photo courtesy of BRP Antonio Luna Facebook pag...

(Photo from BFP Jose Rizal Facebook page) MANILA - The Philippine Navy's (PN) first missile frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), is certified ready to perform naval missions after undergoing a three-day operational readiness evaluation (ORE) in Subic Bay, Zambales last week. The annual ORE, held on Aug. 24-26, determines the state of preparedness and effectiveness in performing its mission based on available equipment and material inventory and the readiness of its crew. The evaluation was faci...

(Photo from BRP Jose Rizal Facebook page) MANILA - Some 18 new Philippine Navy (PN) officers received training on the modern weapon systems of the country's first-ever missile frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150). The officers underwent a week-long training on Basic Combat Systems Officer Course which includes weapons familiarization training onboard the ship. Among the learnings included the fundamental characteristics of the K6 .50 caliber QRB heavy machine gun, remote-controlled 30mm Mk-4...

(Screengrab from BRP Antonio Luna Facebook video) MANILA - The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), one of the Philippine Navy (PN)'s two guided missile frigates, conducted "man overboard" (MOB) drill during a recent patrol at the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "In order to evaluate the confidence and skills of FF-151 OOWs (officers on watch) in performing maneuvers for MOB, FF-151 conducts MOB drills during her patrol at WPS," a Facebook post on Sunday night. Among those evaluated are...

BRP Antonio Luna (Photo courtesy of Philippine Navy) MANILA - While the country continues to pick up from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Navy (PN) managed to continue with significant upgrades that will further enhance its capability to protect the country's waters. This year, the country got its second missile frigate, the BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), and was commissioned along with several equipment whose funding source has been assured. BRP Antonio Luna arrived in t...

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SAM TRAINING. A Philippine Navy personnel undergoes training on the operation and maintenance of the surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. The intermediate level maintenance training was carried out by the original equipment manufacturers of the newly delivered Mistral 3, the Navy said in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021). (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Navy) MANILA - Personnel of the Philippine Navy's (PN) Naval Combat Systems Center and crew members of the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150...

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE. A CGI of the MBDA Simbad-RC firing a Mistral surface-to-air missile (SAM). The Mistral 3 is the first-ever SAM procured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of MBDA) MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly the Navy, gets a huge boost to defend against aerial threats with the delivery of the Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) of its two new frigates last October 8. AFP spokesperson, Army Col. Ramon Zagala, said Sunday night...