Miguel Malvar-class frigate

BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06) as launched by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea.
Class overview
NameMiguel Malvar class
BuildersHyundai Heavy Industries
Operators Philippine Navy
Preceded byJose Rizal class
Cost
  • PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M) per ship-platform (in 2021 December contract signing phase)[1][Note 1]
  • PHP1.5B (~USD30M) initial ammo per ship (not yet contracted)[1]
Built2023–2026
In commission2025–2026 (expected)
Planned2
Building2
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement3,200 tons
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) at 85% MCR
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance20 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIBs
ComplementTBC
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • SIGINT/ESM Suite:
  • Elbit Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM (Radar-Electronic Support Measures)
  • Elbit Elisra Aquamarine C-ESM (communications - electronic support measures)
  • Countermeasures Dispensing System:
  • 2 × 12-tube mortar-type decoy launchers
  • Structural Countermeasures:
  • Low RCS
  • Low IR signature
  • Low underwater radiated noise
  • Low magnetic signature
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × 10-12 tonne naval helicopter
Aviation facilitiesflight deck and starboard-side hangar for a 12-ton helicopter

The Miguel Malvar-class frigate is a class of frigates designed and currently built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the Philippine Navy. It was previously known as the HDC-3100 corvette based on the company's product nomenclature system and the service's acquisition project name until it was reclassified to its current "FF" frigate designation.

The Philippine Navy is expecting the delivery of two ships acquired under its Corvette Acquisition Project under the Revised AFP Modernization Program's Horizon 2 phase covering years 2018 to 2022.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference PDRCorvette was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SafranPASEOXLR_YT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Corvette Acquisition Project". GlobalSecurity.org website. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.


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