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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries

Aiding Philippine Navy Modernisation

The South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai
Heavy Industries (HHI) is on track to deliver
the Philippine’s Navy’s first guided missile
corvette on schedule next year. The BRP
Miguel Malvar is slated to undergo sea
trials and outfitting before being delivered
to the Philippine Navy in 2025. The second
warship is slated for delivery in 2026.

HHI is actively supporting the Philippine
Navy’s efforts to modernize and reinforce
Philippine naval forces through contracts
to build new ships and maintain their in-
teroperability during the ship lifecycle un-
der the AFP Modernization Programme National Defence (SND) Gilberto C. Teodoro missiles, Vertical Launch Systems, and a 3D
(Horizon II). A total of ten new vessels, Jr. at the HHI shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. AESA radar. The warship is named in honour
ranging from Frigates, Corvettes, and Off- “We made a special effort to attend the of the Philippine independence activist and
shore Patrol Vessels from HHI will augment launching of BRP Miguel Malvar to show our revolutionary General Miguel Malvar.
the Philippine fleet. HHI is eyeing further commitment to work with the government
Philippines defence modernisation require- of the Republic of Korea towards ensuring HHI also recently signed a co-production
ments under the Horizon 3 Modernization a principled peace in the Indo-Pacific area,” agreement with the Peruvian Navy for four
Programme to advance the Philippine’s Teodoro Jr. said. naval ships which will be built in state-
Navy’s defence capabilities. The Republic owned shipbuilder SIMA Peru S.A. Under
of Korea is a major defence modernization A state-of-the-art surface combatant mea- the terms of the contract, the Peruvian Navy
partner to the Philippines. Earlier this year suring 118.4 meters in length and 14.9 will receive a 3,400-ton frigate, a 2,200-ton
in March, the HD HHI inaugurated a naval meters in breadth, BRP Miguel Malvar will Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) and two 1,500-
ship engineering office in Manila, to support have a cruising speed of 15 knots (approx ton Landing Craft UnitS (LCU). The total
local support requirements. The new office 28 km/h) and a range of 4,500 nautical contract amount is US$463 million (KRW
will also assist HD HHI in its efforts to pen- miles (8,330 km). It will be equipped with ad- 640.6 billion) and marks the largest naval
etrate the SE Asia market for naval vessels. vanced weapon systems such as anti-ship ship order placed by a Latin American coun-
try with a Korean shipbuilder. HHI will be
The Philippines Department of National responsible for the design, supply of parts
Defence (DND) had inked a PHP 28 Billion and provision of technological support.
contract with HHI for the acquisition of HHI recently also announced that it had
two brand new corvettes for the Philippine successfully completed the basic design
Navy in December 2021. The launching of the Korean Next Generation Destroyer
ceremony of BRP Miguel Malvar, the first ‘KDDX’. It will be equipped with the world’s
guided missile corvette took place this June first 25MW high-capacity and high-power
in the presence of Philippine Secretary of propulsion motor.

Philippine and Malaysian Navies Expand Ties

The Philippine Navy (PN) and Royal of both nations. With both parties reaffirm-
Malaysian Navy (RMN) are growing their ing their commitment to closer defence
defence cooperation. The PN hosted the relations as these talks are expected to
26th iteration of the Navy-to-Navy Talks lead to concrete outcomes that will benefit
(N2NT) with the RMN earier this month the broader regional maritime community.
in Manila. This PN-RMN N2NT was led Originally known as the Malaysia-Philippines
by the PN Vice Commander, Rear Adm. (MALPHI) Combined Naval Working Group
Jose Ma Ambrosio Ezpeleta PN and Rear (CNWG), the N2NT has evolved significantly
Adm. Farizal Myeor, Asst Chief of Staff for since its inception. Primarily focused on
Operations and Training, RMN, and marked training exchanges and joint exercises in
a continued commitment between the two its early years, it was officially renamed the
naval forces to enhance maritime security partnership with the RMN as essential in Navy-to-Navy Talks (N2NT) during the 24th
and collaboration in the region. According promoting regional stability, ensuring mari- CNWG meeting in Manila in 2022 to reflect
to a PN spokesperson, “the PN views the time safety, and safeguarding the interests its expanded scope and strategic relevance.

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