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BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) during sea trials off the coast of the South Korean city of Ulsan.
Philippines
NameBRP Miguel Malvar
NamesakeMiguel Malvar y Carpio, Filipino general during Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War
Ordered28 December 2021[1]
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries
CostPH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Laid down22 November 2023
Launched18 June 2024
Commissioned20 May 2025
StatusActive
Badge
General characteristics
Class & 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 &
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)
  • Sonar:
  • Model 997 medium-to-low frequency active/passive hull-mounted sonar by Harris Corp (L3Harris Technologies in 2019)
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 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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BRP Miguel Malvar has launched by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea
BRP Miguel Malvar has launched by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea

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 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.[1] 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).[1]

The ship was launched on 18 June 2024, with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro leading the ceremony.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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).[9][10]

Service history

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BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG06) sailing with an AW-159 Wildcat helicopter about to land on its helicopter deck.

On its first mission as an active frigate in service, the BRP Miguel Malvar took part on its first mission through the Maritime Cooperative Activity between the Philippines and the United States, as it participated on the activity together with its counterparts from both the United States Navy and Marine Corps, with the event took place on 4 June 2025.[11][12]

For its second mission, it participated on the 2nd Philippine-Japanese Maritime Cooperative Activity took place on 15 June 2025.[13] The frigate comes accompanied with the Philippine Navy's AW-159 Wildcat anti-submarine helicopter that both countries used for the anti-submarine exercise that took place during the activity.[14]

The BRP Miguel Malvar during the 2nd Maritime Cooperative Activity between the Philippines and Japan sailed together with the destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[15][16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "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. 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.
  6. ^ "HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Launches the Philippine Navy Corvette 'BRP Miguel Malvar'". Naval News. 18 June 2024.
  7. ^ Corrales, Nestor (22 June 2024). "New PH Navy corvettes delivered in 2025 – DND". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "PH Navy receives first guided-missile corvette". 2025-04-09.
  9. ^ Cabato, Luisa (2025-05-20). "PH Navy commissions 2 new ships on 127th anniversary". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  10. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam (2025-05-20). "2 modern ships commissioned as PH Navy marks 127th anniversary". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  11. ^ Manahan, Jervis (4 June 2025). "BRP Miguel Malvar successfully completes first official mission in West Philippine Sea". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  12. ^ "U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity". Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  13. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam (16 June 2025). "PH, Japan conduct 2nd bilateral exercises in WPS". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  14. ^ Laqui, Ian. "Philippines, Japan navies hold anti-submarine exercises in West Philippine Sea". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  15. ^ Argosino, Faith; mareyes (2025-06-15). "PH, Japan conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity in WPS". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
  16. ^ "PH, Japan forces hold 2nd Maritime Cooperative Activity in WPS". GMA News Online. 2025-06-15. Archived from the original on 2025-06-16. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
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