The Philippines has signed an agreement with French shipbuilder OCEA to deliver 40 fast patrol boats (FPBs) to its coast guard.
Under the deal, the Vendée-based company will base the fleet on its proprietary FPB 110 MK 2 design, with shipments to incorporate integrated logistics support and maintenance services.
The platforms will join five other systems that were delivered to Manila between 2017 to 2020 under separate contracts, including the 84-meter (276-foot) BRP Gabriela Silang, the firm’s first large offshore patrol vessel produced for the coast guard.
Last November, Paris announced it had funded a patrol project for Manila, with the entire fleet valued at around 25.8 billion Philippine pesos ($465.7 million).
In April 2025, the Southeast Asian government contracted OCEA for five-year in-service sustainment support for each vessel previously delivered to the Philippine Coast Guard.
The French company continues its operations in the country with a hub built in 2019. The center now employs 20 Filipinos, with their specialities associated with fleet maintenance and logistics tasks.