List of equipment of the Philippine Navy explained

This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Navy, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in naval warfare. The service has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic. The law, as amended, has set conditions that should be satisfied when the defense department procures major equipment and weapon systems for the navy

For the retired naval ships of the service, see the list of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy.

Surface combatants

ImageIn-serviceNameNameHull no.SizeArmamentOther Features
Frigates
Jose Rizal-class2BRP Jose RizalFF-150Displacement:2,600 tonnes----Length:107.5 meters (353 ft)----Complement:65 + attached aircrew and boarding team1 × Oto Melara Super Rapid 76mm/62cal gun----1 × 30mm ASELSAN SMASH RCWS----2 × 2 LIGNex1 SSM-710K C-Star anti-ship cruise missile on twin canisters----2 × MBDA Simbad-RC twin launchers----2 × triple SEA TLS-TT torpedo launchers for K745 Blue Shark torpedo----4 × S&T Motiv 12.7mm K6 heavy machine gunsAviation:1 x AW159 Wildcat----Radar:Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D 3D air/surface search radar, Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye surface search/navigation radar----Sonar:Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted
BRP Antonio LunaFF-151
Miguel Malvar-class0(+2)BRP Miguel MalvarFF-06Displacement:3,200 tonnes----Length:118.4 meters (388 ft)----Complement:~65 attached aircrew and boarding team1 × Oto Melara Super Rapid 76mm/62cal gun----1 × 35mm ASELSAN Gokdeniz CIWS----4 × 2 LIGNex1 SSM-710K C-Star anti-ship cruise missile on twin canisters----16-cell VLS for VL-MICA surface-to-air missile----2 × triple SEA TLS-TT torpedo launchers for K745 Blue Shark torpedo----4 × S&T Motiv 12.7mm K6 heavy machine gunsAviation:1 x AW159 Wildcat----Radar:Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D 3D air/surface search radar, Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye surface search/navigation radar----Sonar:Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted
BRP Diego SilangFF-07
Corvettes
Pohang-class1(+1)BRP Conrado YapPS-30Displacement:1,200 tonnes----Length:88.3 meters (290 ft)----Complement:95Propulsion:Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG)----Maximum speed:32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)----Range:4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 knots1 × Oto Melara Super Rapid 76mm/62 caliber gun----2 × 30mm RWS----2 × MBDA Simbad-RC twin launchers----4 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns
TBATBA
Offshore Patrol Vessels
Gregorio del Pilar-class3BRP Gregorio del PilarPS-15Displacement:3,250 tonnes----Length:115.2 meters (378 ft)----Complement:85 + attached aircrew and boarding teamPropulsion:Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG)----Maximum speed:29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph) via gas turbines----Range:12,500 nautical miles (23,200 km; 14,400 mi) at 12kn via diesel1 × Oto Melara Compact Mark 75 76mm/62 caliber gun----2 × 25mm Mark 38 Mod.2 or Mod.3 Typhoon autocannon system----1 x 25mm Mark 38 Mod.1 autocannon system (on PS-15)----6 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns
BRP Ramon AlcarazPS-16
BRP Andres BonifacioPS-17
Jacinto-class3BRP Emilio JacintoPS-35Displacement:712 tonnes full load----Length:62.6 meters (205 ft)----Complement:31Propulsion:Diesel Engines----Maximum speed:28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Sustained speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)----Range:2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 17 knots1 × Oto Melara Compact 76mm/62 caliber gun----1 × MSI Defence Seahawk 25mm autocannon system----2 × Mark 16 20mm guns----2 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns
BRP Apolinario MabiniPS-36
BRP Artemio RicartePS-37
HDP-2200+ OPV0(+6)TBATBADisplacement:2400 tonnes full load----Length:94.4 meters (310 ft)----Complement:~65Propulsion:Diesel Engines----Maximum speed:28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) Sustained speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)----Range:2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 17 knots1 × Oto Melara Compact 76mm/62 caliber gun----1 × MSI Defence Seahawk 25mm autocannon system----2 × Mark 16 20mm guns----2 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns

Amphibious warfare vessels

Tarlac-class landing platform dock

See main article: Tarlac-class landing platform dock.

New Indonesian-made landing platform docks, current the Philippine Navy's foremost amphibious warfare platform and its first major brand new ship acquisition since the 1990s. It was acquired under the "Strategic Sealift Vessel" project and was based on the Indonesian Makassar-class landing platform dock. The ships can carry a Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team (MBLT) with up to 500 fully armed marines with their vehicles and equipment, and can also carry two small landing craft utilities (LCU). It has a helicopter deck capable of accommodating 2 12-tonne helicopters, as well as a hangar for 1 helicopter.[1] The ships are expected to be installed with additional weapons and improved sensor systems.[2] More are now being materialized for acquisition with slightly modified designs under the Philippine Navy's Landing Docks Acquisition Project, which is a Horizon 2 project of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.[3] [4]

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
TarlacLD-601 1 June 2016 Sealift Amphibious Force
Davao del SurLD-602 31 May 2017 Sealift Amphibious Force

Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel

See main article: Bacolod City-class logistics support vessel. The Bacolod City-class is the Philippine Navy's main amphibious operation platform prior to the delivery of the Tarlac-class LPD. The two ships were acquired through US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. A contract for two ships was announced by Trinity Marine on 3 April 1992, with an option for a third ship which was not taken up. The design was based on a modified version of the US Army's General Frank S. Besson-class LSV, but without accommodation for 150 troops using the space originally for the stern ramp, and the addition of a small helicopter deck. The ship is used in a similar fashion as a Landing Ship-Tank, able to land troops and equipment directly to the beach.[5] [6]

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
Bacolod CityLS-550 1 December 1993 Sealift Amphibious Force
Dagupan CityLS-551 5 April 1994 Sealift Amphibious Force

LST-1/LST-542-class landing ship tank

See main article: Landing Ship, Tank. Former US Navy LSTs that served during World War II, and transferred to numerous countries including the Philippines. The Philippine Navy received its first ships of the class on 30 December 1946, and has received almost 30 units between 1946 and 1976. Some of those that were received came through South Vietnam as several ships were absorbed by the Philippine Navy upon their escape at the end of the Vietnam War.[5] One of the ships, BRP Sierra Madre was deliberately grounded at Ayungin Shoal and is treated as an active ship despite being modified as a semi-permanent structure and outpost to a few Philippine Marines stationed in the contested territory.[7] Some of the ships were also used as helicopter platforms, stationing utility helicopters from the Philippine Air Force in several occasions, including during tensions with China in the Mischief Reef in 1995.[8]

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
LagunaLS-501 13 September 1976 Sealift Amphibious Force
BenguetLS-507 13 September 1976 Sealift Amphibious Force
Sierra MadreLS-57 5 April 1976 - Outpost at Ayungin / Second Thomas Shoal
At least twenty five (25) other ships of the class were retired from service (refer to List of decommissioned landing ships-tank of the Philippine Navy for full list).

Tagbanua-class landing craft heavy

A sole ship of its class designed and built indigenously after the Philippine Navy called for the construction of a new landing craft utility (LCU). The contract to build 1 ship was awarded to Propmech Corporation in March 2010, with the Philippine Iron Construction and Marine Works (PICMW) building the ship based on a design developed with Propmech Corporation, which also supplied the propulsion and power systems of the ship. The design was not as successful as expected, and additional units were not ordered as the Philippine Navy received used landing crafts from Australia, and looked at acquiring larger, more capable strategic sealift assets.

Origin:

Ivatan-class landing craft heavy

See main article: Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy. Former Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy of the Royal Australian Navy, and were built in the 1970s. Two ships were donated by the Australian Government in 2015 as it was noted that marine transport was lacking in the Philippine Navy during HADR operations following Typhoon Yolanda. All three remaining units with the RAN were purchased by the Philippine Government in 2015 and delivered by 2016.[9] They are currently used for transporting both military and civilian equipment and supplies around the country.

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
IvatanLC-298 23 July 2015 Sealift Amphibious Force
BatakLC-299 23 July 2015 Sealift Amphibious Force
WarayLC-288 1 June 2016 Sealift Amphibious Force
IwakLC-289 1 June 2016 Sealift Amphibious Force
AgtaLC-290 1 June 2016 Sealift Amphibious Force

Mamanwa-class landing craft, utility

Originally from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), and transferred to the Philippine Navy. Currently only one ship, the former ROKN LCU-78, has been made available to the Philippine Navy and transferred in 2015,[10] but there are no reports of a potential transfer of additional ships of the class in the future. The design was loosely based on US-designed LCU-1610 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, and were built by Korea Tacoma in the 1970s.

Origin:

LCU-1466-class landing craft utility

U.S. designed landing craft utility based on LCT Mark 5 landing craft tank. Built under license by IHI of Japan for export to U.S. allies and for the Japan Self-Defense Force.[13] Three landing crafts were refurbished and refitted in Japan before they were transferred to the Philippines in 1975.[14] More units transferred to the Philippine Navy in the next few years.

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
BRP SubanonAT-291 17 November 1975 Sealift Amphibious Force
BRP BagoboAT-293 17 November 1975 Sealift Amphibious Force
BRP TausugAT-295 17 November 1975 Sealift Amphibious Force
Five (5) other ships of the class were retired from service including (refer to List of decommissioned landing crafts of the Philippine Navy for full list).

Littoral warfare vessels

Alvarez class littoral patrol vessel

See main article: Cyclone-class patrol ship. The Alvarez class are Philippine Navy versions of the Cyclone-class US Navy inshore patrol ships previously used by the United States Naval Special Warfare Command for low intensity conflict environments. The Philippine Navy received the lead class, formerly the USS Cyclone (PC-1), and was transferred at a time when the US Special Operations Command rejected the class for being too big for commando missions, while the Navy Fleet found them too small for patrol and combat missions. Following the US Occupation of Iraq, the US Navy intended to keep the remaining ships of the class until the last ship of the class were decommissioned in 2023, and the Philippine Navy was able to receive two more units, the former USS Monsoon (PC-4) and former USS Chinook (PC-9) which were transferred on 28 March 2023.[15]

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
General Mariano AlvarezPS-176 8 March 2004 Littoral Combat Force Former USS Cyclone (PC-1)
PS-177 11 September 2023 Littoral Combat Force Former USS Monsoon (PC-4)[16] [17]
PS-178 11 September 2023 Littoral Combat Force Former USS Chinook (PC-9)

Kagitingan class littoral patrol craft

See main article: Kagitingan-class patrol craft. Originally designed and built in Germany, the Kagitingan class was supposed to be built in numbers in the Philippines after the initial unit. It was reported that the ships did not reach their potential design and were underpowered and problematic, and were retired in the 1990s but was pressed again to serve due to lack of operating naval assets. Out of four, only 2 ships of the class remain and are expected to be retired from service as more new assets become available.Origin:

Name Unit Notes
Bagong SilangPB-104 June 1983 Littoral Combat Force
Three additional ships (and) retired from service

Acero class Missile/Attack Boats

See main article: Acero-class patrol gunboats.

Ordered by the Philippine Navy from Israel Shipyards to eventually replace the Tomas Batilo-class fast attack crafts. Twelve were originally planned but only eight were initially funded as part of the Navy's procurement plan from 2018 to 2022. Four of the boats are to be built in Israel and will feature missile armament using the Rafael Spike NLOS short-range surface-to-surface missile, while the other four will be built in the PN's Cavite Naval Yard under a technology transfer agreement and will only be fitted for but not with the missile system.[18] An additional 1 unit was negotiated by the Philippine Navy, although it will not have missile systems. All are fitted with remote gun systems from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The first two units were officially christened on 6 September 2022,[19] and were formally commissioned on 28 November 2022.[20]

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
PG-901 28 November 2022 Littoral Combat Force
PG-902 28 November 2022 Littoral Combat Force
PG-903 26 May 2023[21] Littoral Combat Force
PG-905 26 May 2023 Littoral Combat Force
Herminigildo Yurong[22] PG-906 21 May 2024[23] Littoral Combat Force
Laurence Narag PG-907 21 May 2024Littoral Combat Force
Tomas Campo PG-908 Littoral Combat Force
Albert Majini PG-909 Littoral Combat Force
unnamed PG-910 Littoral Combat Force

Navarette class coastal patrol craft

See main article: Point-class cutter.

Former Point-class coastal cutters of the US Coast Guard. Philippine Navy received several units transferred by the US government and formerly used by the South Vietnamese Navy, but were sold for scrap due to poor condition. Two units were transferred to the Philippine Navy as part of US Military Assistance in 1999 and 2001. They were designed with steel hulls and an aluminum superstructure for durability compared to earlier wooden-hulled patrol crafts.

Origin:

Name Unit Notes
PC-394 16 November 2000 Littoral Combat Force
Abraham Campo PC-396 22 March 2001 Littoral Combat Force

Andrada class coastal patrol craft

See main article: Jose Andrada-class patrol craft.

Designed to US Coast Guard standards and originally built by Trinity-Equitable Shipyards in New Orleans, USA. 22 units ordered by the Philippine Navy in several batches, with later batches assembled in the Philippines by Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Shipyard using knock-down kits. Earlier batches from PC-370 to PC-378 were armed only with 12.7mm and 7.62mm machine guns, later variants came standard with Mk. 38 Mod. 0 25mm Bushmaster cannons. Upgrade works are planned but still pending funding approval.

Origin: /

Name Unit Notes
PC-370 August 1990 Littoral Combat Force
PC-371 24 June 1991 Littoral Combat Force
PC-372 24 June 1991 Littoral Combat Force
PC-374 24 June 1991 Littoral Combat Force
PC-375 January 1992 Littoral Combat Force
PC-376 January 1992 Littoral Combat Force
PC-377 January 1992 Littoral Combat Force
PC-378 1 June 1995 Littoral Combat Force
PC-379 1 June 1995 Littoral Combat Force
PC-380 1 June 1995 Littoral Combat Force
PC-381 1 June 1995 Littoral Combat Force
PC-383 1995 Littoral Combat Force
PC-384 22 May 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-385 22 May 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-386 22 May 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-387 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-388 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-389 1996 Littoral Combat Force
PC-390 1997 Littoral Combat Force
PC-392 March 1998 Littoral Combat Force
PC-393 July 1998 Littoral Combat Force
PC-395 20 October 2000 Littoral Combat Force

Minor surface assets

PictureClassOriginTypeVesselsNotes
Fast Assault Boats / Patrol Boats Fast PBFs

BA-482
BA-483
BA-484
BA-485
BA-486
BA-487
BA-488
BA-489
BA-491
BA-492
BA-493
BA-494 		[24]
Patrol boats PB-338[25]
PB-339[26] 		Former US Navy Swift Mk.3 fast patrol crafts. Some units were transferred to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).[27] PB-353 physically restored and converted to museum display at the re-launched Philippine Navy Museum.
Type 966Y Patrol boats PB-356
PB-357
PB-358
PB-359 		Four patrol craft donated by the Chinese government were formally received on July 27, 2018.[28] [29]
Unmanned Surface Vessels
MARTAC MANTAS T-12Small semi-submersible USVunknownThe U.S. has provided the Philippine Navy with a number of unmanned surface vehicles (USV) through foreign military financing to help defend Manila’s exclusive economic zone and sovereignty in the South China Sea. [30]
PictureClassOriginTypeVesselsNotes
Landing Craft, Medium
BRP Manobo (AT-297) BRP Manobo is a new ship, replacing an original ex-USN Mk.6 LCT with the same hull number and name although the design is different.
Landing Craft Utility, Light
Unknown VU-102
VU-103
VU-106
VU-469
VU-471 		[31]
LC-601-1 (Capas)
LC-601-2 (Pura)
LC-602-1
LC-602-2 		Integral LCU of the BRP Tarlac (LD-601) and BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602), each two vessels delivered and commissioned together with Tarlac-class landing platform dock, respectively.

Support vessels

PictureClassOriginTypeVesselsNotes
Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat
-- different sources RHIB diverse brands and different sizes: integrated aboard bigger vessels; and as standalone units
Auxiliary Ships
Former UNOLS R/V Melville.
BRP Fort San Antonio (AM-700)
BRP Fort Abad (AM-701) 		[32]
Coastal freighter Ex-US Army and ex-USN FS-524.
BRP Lake Buhi (AF-78) Ex-USN YO-78/YOG-73 gasoline barge.
BRP Lake Buluan (AW-33) Similar to Lake Mainit class.
AT-010 Based on Robert Allan Ltd's RAmparts 3000W tugboat design, activated 11 June 2024.[33]
YT-027 Based on Robert Allan Ltd's RAmparts 2700 tugboat design, activated 11 June 2024.
BRP Igorot (YT-222)
BRP Ilonggot (YT-225)
BRP Tasaday (YT-226)
YT-227
YT-228
YT-271
YT-273
YT-222, YT-226 and YT-227 are ex-US Navy 422-class district harbpr tugboats. YQ-228 and YQ-273 are ex-US Army tugboats.[34]
Miscellaneous Surface Assets
Floating Cranes YU-207[35]
YU-206 		Built by Todd Shipyards in Seattle Washington, 140 feet 1,407 t derrick barge built for US Navy in 1952 as YD-191 and sold 1980 to PN[36] [37]
ARDC-1 class Floating Drydock YD-205Former US small auxiliary concrete floating drydock. YD-205 loaned in 1969, purchased in 1980.[38]
AFDL-1-class Floating Drydock YD-200
YD-204		Former US small auxiliary steel floating drydock. YD-200 transferred in 1948, YD-204 purchased in 1980.[39] [40]

Naval air wing

PictureModelOriginTypeVariantIn ServiceNotes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft King AirMaritime patrol aircraftC-905[41] Former JMSDF trainers transferred to the Naval Air Wing as Maritime patrol aircraft with 4 units ISR capability and 1 Unit as Cargo.[42]
Beechcraft C-12 HuronMaritime patrol aircraftTC-12B- (+8)[43] 8 units planned for acquisition,[44] 13 total units offered by the US through Excess Defense Article (EDA) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programs.[45]
BN-2 IslanderMaritime patrol aircraft
Light transport aircraft		BN-2A5
Cessna 172 SkyhawkTrainer aircraft
Light utility aircraft		172S
172F[46]
172N		4[47]
1
2		4 new Cessna 172S aircraft acquired from US Foreign Military Sales delivered in February 2022.
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW159Anti-submarine warfareAW1592
AgustaWestland AW109Multi-purpose naval helicopterAW109E Power≤5Two units armed with machine gun pods are assigned with the Gregorio del Pilar-class ships, while the other three are assigned for interim shipborne operations on Tarlac-class LPDs. One of the armed variant crashed in 2021 and under investigation if it will be repaired or written off.
Robinson R44Light utility helicopter
Trainer helicopter		Robinson R44- (+3)[48] US-sourced Robinson R44 helicopters are expected to arrive this year, 2022. Shipment of spare parts and an integral logistics support package are also included in the said package.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Insitu Pacific ScanEagleSmall tactical surveillance UAVScanEagle 28Delivered in November 2020 as part of US government's Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.[49] [50]

Weapon systems

PictureModelOriginTypeVariantNotes
Guns
Oto Melara 76mm/62 caliber gun
Main gunMark 75 Compact
Super Rapid		Fitted on Pohang, Del Pilar, and Jacinto-classes[51]
Fitted on Jose Rizal and Miguel Malvar-classes.
Bofors 40mm L/70 gunSecondary gunOtobreda 40mm/70 caliber twin gunFitted on Pohang-class
Bofors 40mm L/60 gunMark 3 single mountFitted on LST-1/LST-542, and Kagitingan-classes
Aselsan GOKDENIZ CIWSClose-In Weapons System (CIWS)GokdenizFitted on Miguel Malvar-class.[52]
Mk.44 Bushmaster II 30mm gunSecondary gun on large ships, main gun on small craftsAselsan SMASH RCWS mount
Rafael Typhoon Mk.30-C RCWS mount		Fitted on Jose Rizal-class
Fitted on Acero-class
M242 Bushmaster 25mm gun


Secondary gunBAE Mk 38 Mod.1 mount
BAE Mk 38 Mod.2 RCWS mount
BAE Mk 96 Mod.0 mount
MSI Defence Seahawk DS25 RCWS mount		Fitted on Del Pilar, Cyclone, and Jose Andrada-classes
Fitted on Del Pilar-class
Fitted on Cyclone-class
Fitted on Jacinto-class
Oerlikon Mark 4 20mm/70 caliber gunMark 10 single mountFitted on LST-1/LST-542-class
Mark 16 20mm gunMark 67 mountFitted on Del Pilar and Jacinto-classes
M2 Browning 12.7mm heavy machine gun
Mini Typhoon RCWS
Mk 56 mount		Fitted on MPAC Mk. 3 variant and Acero-class
Fitted on almost all ships
Ship-launched Missiles and Torpedoes
SSM-700K C-StarOver-the-horizon anti-ship missileFitted on Jose Rizal-class
Rafael SpikeShort-range anti-ship missileSpike-ER
Spike-NLOS		Fitted on MPAC Mk.3-class
Fitted on Acero-class
MBDA MistralShort-range anti-aircraft missileMistral M3Fitted on Jose Rizal-class
Mark 46Lightweight anti-submarine torpedoFitted on Pohang-class
K745 Blue SharkLightweight anti-submarine torpedoFitted on Jose Rizal-class[53]
Air-launched Missiles and Torpedoes
Rafael SpikeShort-range anti-ship missileSpike-NLOSFitted on AW159 Wildcat helicopter
K745 Blue SharkLightweight anti-submarine torpedoFitted on AW159 Wildcat helicopter
Radar Systems
Tethered Aerostat Radar SystemAerostat radar systemTCOM 28MDelivered in July 2017 as part of the US government's Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.[54]

Acquisition programs

PictureProject Title/
Model		OriginTypeName/
Variant		QuantityNotes
Submarine Acquisition ProjectContract yet to be awardedSubmarineContract yet to be awarded2In December 2019, Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana announced that the Scorpène-class submarine of France fits the requirements of the Philippine Navy.[55] However, there are further talks with the South Koreans regarding the potential sale of their 1,400-ton submarine to Philippine Navy.[56] On August 8, 2023, there are offers from Navantia for providing the S-80 Plus-class submarine.[57] [58] On September 19, 2023, Hanhwa Ocean representatives offered a variant of the KSS-III submarine as the Jangbogo-III PN (Philippine Navy).[59] [60] The project is pending finalization regarding which platform will the naval branch choose for the project.[61]
Frigate Acquisition Project (HDF-3200 Frigate)FrigateMiguel Malvar-class2The Department of National Defense signed a contract agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the acquisition of two (2) brand new corvettes worth PHP 28 Billion for the Philippine Navy in a virtual signing ceremony held on December 28, 2021.[62] [63] This has then reclassified into frigates with its FF nomenclature, with officials confirming that it will commission into service using this new designation.[64] [65]
Offshore Patrol Vessel Acquisition Project / HDP-2200+ OPVOffshore Patrol VesselName yet to be revealed.6Philippines select Hyundai Heavy Industries to build 6 new offshore patrol vessels.[66] The contract to build these vessels was recently signed on June 27, 2022. The ship offered has a heavier displacement of 2400 tonnes and a length of 94.4 meters and width of 14.3 meters. The vessel has a maximum speed of 22 knots, cruising speed of 15 knots and a maximum range of 5,500 nautical miles [67]
Pohang-class corvetteCorvetteConrado Yap-class2Philippine Navy representatives examined the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) at the Jinhae naval base in South Korea. It was found to be in “good operating condition.”[68]
Fast Attack and Interdiction Craft-Missile Acquisition Project / Shaldag-class patrol boatFast Attack CraftAcero-class9All 9 Shaldag Mk V patrol boats will be armed with one 30mm Typhoon RCWS and two 12.7mm Mini Typhoon RCWS. Only 4 of the 9 patrol boats ordered will be delivered with a Spike-NLOS Typhoon missile launcher, the rest are FFBNW.[69]
Island-class patrol boatPatrol boat2Two Island-class patrol boats are set to be donated by the United States as part of US Military Assistance following talks between US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos in May 2023. The deal also includes the potential transfer of 3 C-130 H transport planes and 2 Marine Protector-class patrol boats.[70] [71]
Marine Protector-class patrol boatPatrol boat2Two Marine Protector class patrol boats are also included that are set to be donated by the United States as part of US Military Assistance in the aftermath of talks between US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, which was held in May 2023.
Landing Docks Acquisition ProjectLanding Platform Dock2With a project worth of ₱5 billion, the Philippine Navy released a requirement for two more landing docks which are believed to be improvements over the Tarlac-class.[72] On 5 June 2022, a notice of award was issued to PT PAL for the project.[73] On 24 June 2022, a contract was signed between PT PAL and the Department of National Defense.[74] [75] The initial steel cutting for the landing platform docks was conducted on 10 August 2023.[76]

See also

Notes and References

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  5. Book: Saunders, Stephen . Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005 . 2004 . Jane's Information Group Ltd . 107th.
  6. Web site: Frank S Besson Class . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240122112218/https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/lsv/ . 22 January 2024 . 21 October 2018 . Naval Technology.
  7. Web site: Mogato . Manuel . 14 July 2015 . Exclusive: Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost – sources . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417124746/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-philippines-shoal-exclu/exclusive-philippines-reinforcing-rusting-ship-on-spratly-reef-outpost-sources-idUSKCN0PN2HN20150714 . 17 April 2023 . 21 October 2018 . Reuters.
  8. News: Spratly Islands – China/Philippines 'Incident' – 1995 . Associated Press . AP Archives . 1995 . 21 October 2018.
  9. News: 2016-03-30 . 3 new ships officially turned over to Navy . live . https://archive.today/20240416014123/https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2016/03/29/1567600/3-new-ships-officially-turned-over-navy . 2024-04-16 . 2016-06-01 . The Philippine Star.
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  11. Web site: Philippine Navy commissions its sole Mulgae-class LUC . MaxDefense Philippines . 2021-12-13 . 2021-12-13.
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