PT PAL to launch third Philippine LPD as programme gets back on track
By Ridzwan Rahmat | 11 June 2026
Indonesia's PT PAL will launch the Philippine Navy's third landing platform dock (LPD)-like strategic sealift vessel (SSV) on 30 June, with the programme now back on track following earlier delays and revised contractual milestones.
Speaking to
Janes during a recent visit to the company's facilities in Surabaya, CEO Kaharuddin Djenod said earlier schedule disruptions have been resolved through mutually agreed adjustments with the Philippine government.
These adjustments have enabled construction to proceed on an accelerated timeline, with the ship progressing from hull block erection to its planned launch within six months, Djenod said.
The vessel, the first of two ordered under a 2022 follow-on contract, is expected to move through launch and outfitting ahead of delivery in 2027.
The contract previously encountered delays first reported by
Janes in August 2025. At the time, documents indicated PT PAL had missed four key milestones, including launch and delivery dates for both ships.
Under the original schedule, the third ship was to be launched on 22 August 2024 and delivered on 22 January 2025, while the fourth was scheduled for launch on 22 February 2025 and delivery on 22 July 2025.
In a statement issued in September 2025, PT PAL acknowledged schedule slippages. The company attributed the delays to global geopolitical conditions affecting supply chains and production, including disruption to the availability of raw materials, compounded by tariff-related distortions and port congestions.
The follow-on contract for the third and fourth SSVs repeats an earlier USD92 million order awarded in 2014. The two SSVs from that contract were commissioned as BRP
Tarlac in June 2016 and BRP
Davao del Sur in May 2017.
Indonesia's PT PAL will launch the Philippine Navy's third landing platform dock (LPD)-like strategic sealift vessel (SSV) on 30 June, with the programme now back on...
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