Defense officials have again insisted that granting Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) the “sole right” to pick its preferred combat management system (CMS) — the brains of a warship — for the two Philippine Navy frigates it is building, is not “disadvantageous” to the government. Current and former military officials faced the House of Representatives’ national defense committee in a hearing on Wednesday that revolved around the issue of giving HHI the sole right to select the major and minor components of the warships. A provision in the disputed contract allows Hyundai to install the Naval Shield ICMS supplied by South Korean firm, Hanwha Systems. ADVERTISEMENTPhilippine Navy officials told a Senate hearing on Feb. 19 that the more widely adopted Tacticos system made by the Dutch firm, Thales Group, was superior to Naval Shield. ADVERTISEMENTAlarming statementsTaccad noted that such technical specifications Naval Shield apparently met were actually modeled after Tacticos.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 07, 2018 23:41 UTC