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| The BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) and BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06). Photo c/o RTVM. |
The Philippine Navy (PN) has commissioned two new surface assets as part of its 127th founding anniversary celebrations on 20 May 2025.
The Miguel Malvar-class guided missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) and the Acero-class fast attack interdiction craft BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) were both commissioned during ceremonies held at the Naval Operating Base Subic in Zambales province north of Manila.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. and Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrocio Ezpeleta led the ceremonies of both the ship commissioning and the anniversary celebrations.
The BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) was built by South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries using its HDF-3200 design under a contract signed on December 2021 for two ships worth PHP25 billion (US$490 million).
The ship is 118.4 meters long, 14.9 meters wide, has a displacement of around 3,200 tons, and is powered by four MTU marine diesel engines in a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) configuration, allowing for speed in excess of 25 knots, a cruising speed of 15 knots, and a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.
It is armed with a 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid main gun, a twin 35mm Aselsan Gokdeniz close-in weapon system (CIWS), a 16-cell VLS with MBDA VL MICA air defense missile system, two quadruple launchers for LIG Nex1 C-Star anti-ship missiles, two triple SEA TLS lightweight anti-submarine torpedo launchers armed with LIG Nex1 Blue Shark torpedoes.
It is also equipped with a an IAI ELTA EL/M-2258 ALPHA 3D AESA air/surface search radar, a Hensoldt Sharpeye surface/navigation radar, Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar, Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical tracking system (EOTS), Elbit Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM and C-ESM suites, an ELAC Sonar Hunter 2.0 hull-mounted passive/active sonar, all integrated with the Hanwha Systems Naval Shield integrated Combat Management System.
The ship is also fitted for but not with a towed array sonar, which is being procured separately together with those for other ships.
Meanwhile the BRP Albert Majini (PG-909) is the 8th Acero-class fast attack interdiction craft and was assembled locally by the PN’s Cavite Naval Yard with assistance from Israel Shipyards as part of a
The Acero-class is based on Israel Shipyard’s Shaldag Mk V design and is 32.7 meters long, 6.2 meters wide, displaces at around 95 tons, and is powered by two MTU diesel engines allowing for speeds exceeding 40 knots, and a maximum range of 1,000 nautical miles at 15 knots.
It is armed with a Rafael Typhoon MLS-NLOS missile launcher with 8 Spike NLOS surface-to-surface missiles, a Rafael Typhoon Mk.30-C RCWS equipped with a Mk. 44 Bushmaster autocannon, and two Rafae Mini Typhoon RCWS equipped with 12.7mm M2HB heavy machine guns, as well as two manually-operated 7.62mm light machine guns.
The BRP Miguel Malvar was assigned with the Philippine Fleet’s Offshore Combat Force while the BRP Albert Majini was handed-over to the Littoral Combat Force.
[2a] Philippine Defense Resource
[2b] Philippine Defense Resource
[3] Baird Maritime
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