Currently the 3 ships of the class are being used to train the organization on modern warship operations in preparation for future new assets being acquired under the Revised AFP Modernization Program. The first ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar was handed over by the US Coast Guard to the Philippine Navy on, and commissioned on 14 December 2011. Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)5B surface search radarĭel Pilar class offshore patrol vessel įormerly US Coast Guard cutters of the Hamilton-class, granted to the Philippine Navy as part of US Military Assistance Program. More units are expected to be requested for transfer, as the ROKN retires several more.Ĥ,000 nautical miles (7,400 km 4,600 mi) at 15 knotsĢ × Oto Melara Compact 76mm/62 caliber gunĢ × Depth Charge Racks for 12 Mark 9 Depth ChargesĦ × Browning M2HB. Being utilized by the Philippine Navy for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training. Designed for coastal defense and anti-submarine operations. Korean-designed general purpose corvettes made originally for the Republic of Korea Navy, which were then transferred to several friendly countries including the Philippines. Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted Kelvin Hughes Sharpeye surface search/navigation radar Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D 3D air/surface search radar, These systems are planned to be acquired and installed at a later unspecified date.Ĥ,500 nautical miles (8,300 km 5,200 mi)ġ × Oto Melara Super Rapid 76mm/62cal gunĢ × 2 LIGNex1 SSM-700K C-Star anti-ship missile on twin canistersĢ × triple SEA TLS-TT torpedo launchers for K745 Blue Shark torpedoĤ × S&T Motiv 12.7mm K6 heavy machine guns However, due to budgetary constraints set during initial stages of the acquisition project, the initial two ships of the class come " fitted for but not with" (FFBNW) several subsystems, including a Close-in Weapon System (CIWS), a Vertical Launching System (VLS), and a Towed Array Sonar System (TASS) as well as several electronic subsystems. The two ships of the class will become the most modern surface combatants of the Philippine Navy acquired to date. The first ship BRP Jose Rizal was delivered in May 2020 while the BRP Antonio Luna arrived on March 21, 2021. Frigates made by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries based on the shipbuilder's HDF-2600 design, acquired under the Horizon 1 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.
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