Miguel Malvar-class frigate vs Type 054A frigate

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Miguel Malvar-class frigateLength

118.4 m

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Type 054A frigateLength

134 m

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Miguel Malvar-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 2

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Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+13%
Beam+7%

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Measured figures

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118m

134m

Length+13%

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118.4 m

Length

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118.4 m (388 ft 5 in)^[source]

134 m

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Configuration

Details

Miguel Malvar-class frigate and Type 054A frigate configuration
Specification	Miguel Malvar-class frigate	Type 054A frigate
Power	4 × MTU-STX diesel generators^[source] 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)^[source]	CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts^[source]
Name	Miguel Malvar class^[source]	—
Builders	Hyundai Heavy Industries^[source]	Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard^[source]
Operators	Philippine Navy

Preceded by	Jose Rizal class^[source]	Type 054 frigate^[source]

Cost	PH₱ 12.5 billion (~ US$ 250M) per ship-platform (in 2021 December contract signing phase) PHP 1.5B (~ USD 30M) initial ammo per ship (not yet contracted)^[source]	US$348 million (est. 2015)^[source]

Built	2023–2026^[source]	2005–present^[source]

In commission	2025–present^[source]	2008–present^[source]

Planned	6^[source]	50^[source]

Building	2^[source]	—

Completed	2^[source]	—

Active	2^[source]	46^[source]

Type	Guided Missile Frigate^[source]	Frigate^[source]

Depth	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)^[source]	—

Endurance	20 days^[source]	—

Boats & landing craft carried	2 x 7.2m RHIBs in port and starboard boat bays^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	Search radar: EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) System Navigation radar: Hensoldt SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars Fire control radar: Leonardo 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: Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar^[source]	Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM^[source]

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^[source]	2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system^[source]

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 Guns 1 × 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ 100/35 CIWS 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine gun^[source]	1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher^[source]

Aircraft carried	1 × AW159 Wildcat multi-role naval helicopter, with: K745 Blue Shark torpedoes FLASH compact dipping sonar Sonobuoys Spike NLOS missiles Seaspray 7400E AESA X-band MX-15Di EOIR cameras 2 × pintle-mounted machine guns^[source]	Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version^[source]

Aviation facilities	flight deck and starboard-side hangar for a 12-ton helicopter^[source]	hangar^[source]

Role	class of frigates^[source]	—

Source measurement	an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid naval gun, carried over for commonality with other existing ships;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage one or two 30mm secondary naval guns: Rafael Typhoon , or BAE Systems Mk.38 Mk.3 , or Aselsan SMASH , or MSI Defence DS30 , all of which are already in service with the Philippine Navy;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage at least four manually operated 12.7mm heavy machine guns ;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The benchmark HDC-3100 has a length of 116 meters, a breadth of 14.8 meters, and a displacement of 3,100 tons, and will have a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion configuration allowing a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots and a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage It has space for a 76 mm primary naval gun in A position, a 16-cell VLS (with space for 16 more) behind the primary naval gun, torpedo launchers on both port and starboard sides, and a gun-based close-in weapon system above the helicopter hangar. Aside from the CIWS, there is no more small-caliber secondary gun as previously expected.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta Systems was awarded a contract to supply the new corvettes with their ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) 3D active electronically scanned array (AESA) air/surface search radar system. The ELM-2258 ALPHA can provide 360° radar coverage, and can track low-flying targets within a range of 25 kilometers and high-flying ones within a range of 250 kilometers in complex environments.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Hensoldt UK was awarded a contract to supply Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars for HHI's Philippine Navy ship projects. The radars will be fitted on both the 3,200-ton corvettes and the 2,400-ton offshore patrol vessels currently being developed and constructed by HHI for the Philippine Navy. These radars will provide navigation and surface search capabilities for the vessels.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 29 December 2025, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced they will be supplying the Philippine Navy with two additional 3,200-ton frigates. Delivery is planned for 2029. South Korea's Hanwha Systems was awarded a KRW40 billion (approx US$27.7 million) contract to supply Combat Management Systems and Tactical Data Links for the two new frigates.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Additional Order/MMCF Flight II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid naval gun, carried over for commonality with other existing ships;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

one or two 30mm secondary naval guns: Rafael Typhoon , or BAE Systems Mk.38 Mk.3 , or Aselsan SMASH , or MSI Defence DS30 , all of which are already in service with the Philippine Navy;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

at least four manually operated 12.7mm heavy machine guns ;^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Concept design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The benchmark HDC-3100 has a length of 116 meters, a breadth of 14.8 meters, and a displacement of 3,100 tons, and will have a Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) propulsion configuration allowing a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots and a range of up to 4,500 nautical miles.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

It has space for a 76 mm primary naval gun in A position, a 16-cell VLS (with space for 16 more) behind the primary naval gun, torpedo launchers on both port and starboard sides, and a gun-based close-in weapon system above the helicopter hangar. Aside from the CIWS, there is no more small-caliber secondary gun as previously expected.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / HHI HDC-3100 design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Elta Systems was awarded a contract to supply the new corvettes with their ELM-2258 Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) 3D active electronically scanned array (AESA) air/surface search radar system. The ELM-2258 ALPHA can provide 360° radar coverage, and can track low-flying targets within a range of 25 kilometers and high-flying ones within a range of 250 kilometers in complex environments.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Hensoldt UK was awarded a contract to supply Mk11 SharpEye navigation radars for HHI's Philippine Navy ship projects. The radars will be fitted on both the 3,200-ton corvettes and the 2,400-ton offshore patrol vessels currently being developed and constructed by HHI for the Philippine Navy. These radars will provide navigation and surface search capabilities for the vessels.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Confirmed subsystems; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

On 29 December 2025, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced they will be supplying the Philippine Navy with two additional 3,200-ton frigates. Delivery is planned for 2029. South Korea's Hanwha Systems was awarded a KRW40 billion (approx US$27.7 million) contract to supply Combat Management Systems and Tactical Data Links for the two new frigates.^[source]Miguel Malvar-class frigate · Development / Additional Order/MMCF Flight II; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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