BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07)

For the ship in service for the Philippine Navy from 1976 to 1990, see BRP Diego Silang (PF-9).

BRP Diego Silang during its delivery sail to the Philippines.
Philippines
Name	BRP Diego Silang
Namesake	Diego Silang y Andaya
Ordered	28 December 2021 [1]
Builder	HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
Cost	PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Yard number	P171
Laid down	14 June 2024
Launched	27 March 2025
Commissioned	02 December 2025
Identification	FFG-07
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Type	Guided Missile Frigate
Displacement	3,200 tons
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 x MTU 20V 1163 M94, each rated at 7,400 kW (9,925 shp), total output: 29,600 kW (39,694 shp)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) at 85% MCR
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 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays
Complement	TBC
Sensors & processing systems	Search radar: EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar [2] Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System Navigation radar: Hensoldt SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars [3] Fire control radar: Leonardo NA-25X fire control radar Electro-Optical Tracking System: Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical [4] 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	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	Missiles 16-cell Vertical Launching System for 16 x MBDA VL MICA ship-to-air missiles 8 × C-Star SSM-710K antiship cruise missiles in quad configuration Torpedoes 2 × SEA triple-tube torpedo launching systems for K745 Blue Shark torpedoes [5] Guns 1 × 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 100/35 CIWS 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × 10-12 tonne naval helicopter
Aviation facilities	flight deck and starboard-side hangar for a 12-ton helicopter

BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07) is the second ship of the Miguel Malvar-class 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 warship was delivered to the Philippine Navy on 9 September 2025, ^[6] and entered active service following commissioning on 2 December 2025. ^[7]

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 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 First Steel Cutting Ceremony was held on 22 November 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea. ^[1] Her keel was laid on 14 June 2024, a few days before the launching of her sistership BRP Miguel Malvar (FF-06). ^[1] She was launched in December 2024. ^[8]

See also

• BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06)
• BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150)
• BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)
• BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17)

References

1. "Corvette Acquisition Project (Lots 1 and 2) of the Philippine Navy". Philippine Defense Resource. August 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
2. "IAI And HHI To Supply Philippine Navy With ALPHA 3D Radar Systems". France: Naval News. April 28, 2022.
3. "HENSOLDT UK awarded contracts for the Philippine Navy". Hensoldt. Hensoldt. March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
4. "Safran at MADEX 2023: Optronic, navigation and decoy launching systems for ROK Navy". Youtube. Naval News. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
5. "SEA to supply Torpedo Launcher to HHI for new Philippine Navy corvettes". Naval News. February 23, 2022.
6. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1258305
7. Mangosing, Frances (December 2, 2025). "Philippines commissions its latest frigate, BRP Diego Silang". Naval News. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
8. Park, Jae-hyuk (June 18, 2024). "HD Hyundai launches first corvette for Philippine Navy". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.