Miguel Malvar-class frigate

BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) during sea trials off the coast of the South Korean city of Ulsan.
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)
  • PHP1.5B (~USD30M) initial ammo per ship (not yet contracted)
Built2023–2026
In commission2025–present
Planned2
Building1
Active1
General characteristics
TypeGuided Missile Frigate
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
PropulsionCombined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement: 4 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
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 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays
ComplementTBC
Sensors &
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 × C-Guard DL-12T mortar-type decoy launchers by Terma A/S
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 frigate "FF" and then to its current "FFG" guided-missile 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.