BRP Diego Silang (FF-07)

Philippines
Name	BRP Diego Silang
Namesake	Diego Silang y Andaya, Filipino revolutionary leader
Ordered	28 December 2021
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Cost	PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Laid down	14 June 2024
Launched	scheduled December 2024
Commissioned	scheduled late 2025
Identification	FF-07
Status	Construction ongoing
General characteristics
Class and type	Miguel Malvar-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tonnes
Length	118.4 m (388 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Depth	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Installed power	4 × MTU-STX diesel generators
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement:; 4 × MTU-STX diesel engines;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance	20 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIB
Complement	TBC
Sensors and ; processing systems	Combat system:; Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 4 Integrated Combat Management System; Search radar:; EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar; Navigation radar:; Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars; Fire control radar:; Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar; Electro-Optical Tracking System:; Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical; Tactical Data Link:; Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative); Link 16 LOS datalink (planned); Link 22 BLOS datalink (planned); Sonar:; ELAC Sonar Hunter 2.0 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar; Thales CAPTAS-1 Towed Array Sonar (planned);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	RESM:; Elbit Systems Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM and C-ESM suite; Countermeasures:; 2 × Terma C-Guard DL-12T decoy launchers;
Armament	Missiles; 8 × C-Star SSM-710K antiship cruise missiles in two twin-round inclined canisters; 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; Guns; 1 × OTO-Melara 76/62SR dual-purpose rapid-fire autocannon; 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ twin 35mm close-in weapon system (CIWS); 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × medium naval helicopter
Aviation facilities	flight deck for a 12t helicopter; enclosed hangar (starboard side) for 10t helicopter;

BRP Diego Silang (FF-07) is the second ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Diego Silang y Andaya, a Filipino revolutionary leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule.

The ship is currently under construction HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by 2025. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by late 2025 or early 2026.

Construction and design

The BRP Diego Silang 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 22 November 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.^[1]

Keel Laying Ceremony on 14 June 2024, which was held a few days before the launching of its sistership, the future BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06).^[1]

The ship is scheduled to be launched by December 2024.^[6]

References

^ ^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.
^ "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. 28 April 2022.
^ "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ "Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy". Youtube. Naval News. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes". Naval News. 23 February 2022.
^ "HD HHI at ADAS 2024 in the Philippines". Naval News. 26 September 2024.

[PDR-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.

[IAI_to_supply_ELM-2258_to_PhN-2] "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. 28 April 2022.

[HensoldtUK-3] "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[SafranPASEOXLR_YT-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 HHI at ADAS 2024 in the Philippines". Naval News. 26 September 2024.

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