BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)

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
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries
CostPH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Laid down22 November 2023
Launched18 June 2024
Commissioned20 May 2025
StatusActive
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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
  • 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)
  • 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.