BRP Diego Silang (FF-07)

Philippines
NameBRP Diego Silang
NamesakeDiego Silang y Andaya, Filipino revolutionary leader
Ordered28 December 2021[1]
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries
CostPH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Laid down14 June 2024
Launchedscheduled December 2024
Commissionedscheduled late 2025
IdentificationFF-07
StatusConstruction ongoing
General characteristics
Class and typeMiguel Malvar-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tonnes
Length118.4 m (388 ft 5 in)
Beam14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draft3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Depth7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Installed power4 × MTU-STX diesel generators
Propulsion
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIB
ComplementTBC
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Combat system:
  • Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 4 Integrated Combat Management System[1]
  • Search radar:
  • EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar[1][2]
  • Navigation radar:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars[1][3]
  • Fire control radar:
  • Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar
  • Electro-Optical Tracking System:
  • Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical[1][4]
  • Tactical Data Link:
  • Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative)
  • Link 16 LOS datalink (planned)
  • Link 22 BLOS datalink (planned)
  • Sonar:
  • ELAC Sonar Hunter 2.0 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar
  • Thales CAPTAS-1 Towed Array Sonar (planned)
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • RESM:
    Elbit Systems Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM and C-ESM suite
  • Countermeasures:
    2 × Terma C-Guard DL-12T decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × medium naval helicopter
Aviation facilities
  • flight deck for a 12t helicopter
  • enclosed hangar (starboard side) for 10t helicopter

BRP Diego Silang (FF-07) is the second ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Diego Silang y Andaya, a Filipino revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule.

The ship is currently under construction HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by 2025. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by late 2025 or early 2026.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Corvette Acquisition Project (Lots 1 and 2) of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy". Youtube. Naval News. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  5. ^ "SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes". Naval News. 23 February 2022.