BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)

{{Short description|Philippine Navy guided missile frigate}}

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| Ship caption = BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) during sea trials off the coast of the South Korean city of Ulsan.

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| Ship country = Philippines

| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Philippines|naval}}

| Ship name = BRP Miguel Malvar

| Ship namesake = Miguel Malvar y Carpio, Filipino general during Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War

| Ship builder = Hyundai Heavy Industries

| Ship ordered = 28 December 2021{{Cite web |date=17 August 2019 |title=Corvette Acquisition Project (Lots 1 and 2) of the Philippine Navy |url=https://www.phdefresource.com/2019/11/corvette-acquisition-project-lots-1-and.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703003038/https://www.phdefresource.com/2019/11/corvette-acquisition-project-lots-1-and.html |archive-date=3 July 2023 |publisher=Philippine Defense Resource}}

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| Ship original cost = PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)

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| Ship laid down = 22 November 2023

| Ship launched = 18 June 2024

| Ship commissioned = 20 May 2025

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| Ship status = Active

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| Ship class = {{sclass|Miguel Malvar|frigate}}

| Ship displacement = 3,200 tonnes

| Ship length = {{cvt|118.4|m|ftin}}

| Ship beam = {{cvt|14.9|m|ftin}}

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| Ship draft = {{cvt|3.7|m|ftin}}

| Ship power = 4 × MTU-STX diesel generators

| Ship propulsion = * Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement:

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| Ship speed = {{convert|25|kn|lk=in}}

| Ship range = {{cvt|4500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|15|kn|lk=in}}

| Ship endurance = 20 days

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| Ship boats = 2 × RHIB

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| Ship complement = TBC

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| Ship sensors = * Combat system:

  • Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 4 Integrated Combat Management System
  • Search radar:
  • EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar{{cite news |title=IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems |location=France |publisher=Naval News |date=28 April 2022 |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/04/iai-and-hhi-to-supply-philippine-navy-with-alpha-3d-radar-systems/}}
  • Navigation radar:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars{{cite web |date=17 March 2023 |title=HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy |url=https://www.hensoldt.net/news/hensoldt-uk-awarded-contracts-for-the-philippine-navy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328235648/https://www.hensoldt.net/news/hensoldt-uk-awarded-contracts-for-the-philippine-navy/ |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Hensoldt |publisher=Hensoldt}}
  • Fire control radar:
  • Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar
  • Electro-Optical Tracking System:
  • Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical{{cite web |title=Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcLUNkbiFM |website=Youtube |publisher=Naval News |access-date=3 July 2023 |date=1 July 2023}}
  • Tactical Data Link:
  • Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative)
  • Sonar:
  • Model 997 medium-to-low frequency active/passive hull-mounted sonar by Harris Corp (L3Harris Technologies in 2019)

| Ship EW = * RESM:
Elbit Systems Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM and C-ESM suite

  • Countermeasures:
    2 × Terma C-Guard DL-12T decoy launchers

| Ship armament = * Missiles

  • 8 × C-Star SSM-710K antiship cruise missiles in quad configuration
  • 16-cell Vertical Launching System for 16 x MBDA VL MICA ship-to-air missiles
  • Torpedoes
  • 2 × SEA triple-tube 324mm torpedo launching systems for K745 Blue Shark torpedoes{{Cite web |date=23 February 2022 |title=SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/02/sea-to-supply-torpedo-launcher-to-hhi-for-new-philippine-navy-corvettes/ |publisher=Naval News}}
  • Guns
  • 1 × OTO-Melara 76/62SR dual-purpose rapid-fire autocannon
  • 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 100/35 CIWS
  • 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine gun

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| Ship aircraft = 1 × medium naval helicopter

| Ship aircraft facilities = *flight deck for a 12t helicopter

  • enclosed hangar (starboard side) for 10t helicopter

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| Ship depth = {{cvt|7.2|m|ftin}}

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BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Miguel Malvar y Carpio, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War.

The ship underwent fit-out works at HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and was delivered to the Philippine Navy on April 8, 2025. The ship has been commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force on May 20, 2025.

Construction and design

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The BRP Miguel Malvar was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board.

The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 11 May 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea. Its Keel Laying Ceremony was held on 22 November 2023, coinciding with the First Steel Cutting Ceremony of its sister ship, the future BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07).

The ship was launched on 18 June 2024, with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro leading the ceremony.{{Cite web |date=18 June 2024 |title=HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette ‘BRP Miguel Malvar’ |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/06/hd-hyundai-heavy-industries-launches-the-philippine-navy-corvette-brp-miguel-malvar/ |publisher=Naval News}} Other persons who attended the ceremony included his wife, Special Envoy to the United Nations Children’s Fund Monica Louise Prieto-Teodoro, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner, Philippine Navy Chief Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr and other military officials.{{Cite web |last=Corrales |first=Nestor |date=22 June 2024 |title=New PH Navy corvettes delivered in 2025 – DND |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/240255/new-ph-navy-corvettes-delivered-in-2025-dnd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240812084936/https://globalnation.inquirer.net/240255/new-ph-navy-corvettes-delivered-in-2025-dnd |archive-date=12 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}

The Miguel Malvar was delivered to the Philippine Navy in April 8, 2025 with Secretary Teodoro leading the arrival ceremony at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=PH Navy receives first guided-missile corvette |url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/272169/fwd-dnd-first-missile-guided-corvette-arrives-in-ph |url-status=live |language=en-US}}

During the Philippine Navy's 127th founding anniversary, the BRP Miguel Malvar has officially been commissioned into active duty, along with the Acero-class Fast Attack Interdiction Craft BRP Albert Majini (PG-909).{{Cite web |last=Cabato |first=Luisa |date=2025-05-20 |title=PH Navy commissions 2 new ships on 127th anniversary |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2061677/ph-navy-commissions-2-new-ships-on-127th-anniversary |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Nepomuceno |first=Priam |date=2025-05-20 |title=2 modern ships commissioned as PH Navy marks 127th anniversary |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1250430 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Philippine News Agency |language=en}}

See also

References

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Category:2024 ships

Category:Ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Group