List of Equipment of the Philippine Navy

This is a list of equipment of the Philippine Navy, including current assets of the Philippine Fleet and the Naval Air Group (NAG), as well as those that are planned to be acquired. For the list of retired naval ships see List of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy.

Philippine Fleet

Class Photo Type Name Origin Notes
Frigates (3 in service)
Gregorio del Pilar classFrigateBRP Gregorio del Pilar
BRP Ramon Alcaraz
BRP Andres Bonifacio
 United Statesex-USCG Hamilton-class cutters
Corvettes (10 in service)
Emilio Jacinto classCorvetteBRP Emilio Jacinto
BRP Apolinario Mabini
BRP Artemio Ricarte
 United Kingdomex-Royal Navy Peacock-class corvettes
Rizal classCorvetteBRP Quezon
BRP Rizal
 United Statesex-USN Auk-class minesweepers
Miguel Malvar classCorvetteBRP Miguel Malvar
BRP Magat Salamat
BRP Sultan Kudarat
BRP Cebu
BRP Pangasinan
 United Statesex-USN Admirable-class minesweeper, and PCE-842-class patrol craft and PCE(R)-848-class patrol craft.
Patrol craft (35 in service)
Inshore patrol vesselBRP General Mariano Alvarez United Statesex-USN Cyclone-class patrol ship
Kagitingan classCoastal patrol craftBRP Bagong Lakas (PG-102)
BRP Bagong Silang (PG-104)
 Germany
Jose Andrada classCoastal patrol craftBRP Jose Andrada
BRP Enrique Jurado
BRP Alfredo Peckson
BRP Simeon Castro
BRP Carlos Albert
BRP Heracleo Alano
BRP Liberato Picar
BRP Hilario Ruiz
BRP Rafael Pargas
BRP Nestor Reinoso
BRP Dioscoro Papa
BRP Ismael Lomibao
BRP Leovigildo Gantioqui (PG-384)
BRP Federico Martir
BRP Filipino Flojo
BRP Anastacio Cacayorin (PG-387)
BRP Manuel Gomez
BRP Teotimo Figoracion (PG-389)
BRP Jose Loor Sr.
BRP Juan Magluyan
BRP Florencio Inigo (PG-393)
BRP Felix Apolinario
 United States &
 Philippines
Alberto Navarette classCoastal patrol craftBRP Alberto Navarette
BRP Abraham Campo (PG-396)
 United Statesex-US Coast Guard Point-class cutters
Tomas Batillo classFast attack craftBRP Boni Serrano
BRP Bienvenido Salting
BRP Salvador Abcede
BRP Nicolas Mahusay
BRP Dionisio Ojeda
BRP Emilio Liwanag
 South Koreaex-ROKN Chamsuri-class patrol boats. BRP Tomas Batillo was decommissioned in 2003 while BRP Ramon Aguirre never entered service.
Conrado Yap classFast attack craftBRP Teodorico Dominado Jr (PG-842)[1]
BRP Leopoldo Regis (PG-847)
 South Koreaex-ROKN Haksaeng-class patrol boats
Amphibious Landing ships (16 in service)
Tarlac classLanding platform dockBRP Tarlac
BRP Davao del Sur
 IndonesiaBoth delivered in service[2]
Bacolod City classLogistics support vesselBRP Bacolod City
BRP Dagupan City
 United StatesThese ships were based on a helicopter capable variant, the General Frank S. Besson-class logistics support vessel of the United States Army.
LST-1/542 classLanding ship, tankBRP Laguna (LT-501)
BRP Benguet (LT-507)
 United Statesex-USN LST-1 class and LST-542 class-tank landing ships, respectively. The last 2 LST-1/542 of Philippine Navy.
Large landing craft utilityBRP Tagbanua PhilippinesBRP Tagbanua is the largest Philippine-made naval vessel launched to date. Size is similar to the Landing Craft Heavy although it was classified as an LCU.
Landing craft utilityBRP Manobo (AT-297) PhilippinesBRP Manobo is a new ship, replacing an original Mk. 6 LCU with the same hull number and name although the design is different.
Ivatan classLanding craft heavyBRP Ivatan
BRP Batak
BRP Waray
BRP Iwak
BRP Agta
 AustraliaFormer RAN Balikpapan-class ships.[3][4]
LCU Mk.6 classLanding craft utilityBRP Subanon (AT-291)
BRP Bagobo (AT-293)
BRP Tausug (AT-295)
 United StatesFormer US Mk. 6 LCU.
Auxiliary ships (10 in service)
Presidential yachtBRP Ang Pangulo Japan
Research vesselBRP Gregorio Velasquez (AGR-702) United Statesformer UNOLS R/V Melville
Survey vesselBRP Fort San Antonio (AM-700)
BRP Fort Abad (AM-701)
[5]
Coastal freighterBRP Mangyan United Statesex-US Army and ex-USN FS-524
Replenishment tankerBRP Lake Caliraya ChinaOne of the three former oil tankers from the Philippine National Oil Corporation.[6] 2 more undergoing refurbishing prior to commissioning.
Lake Mainit classFuel tankerBRP Lake Buhi (AF-78) United Statesex-USN YO-78/YOG-73 gasoline barge
Lake Buluan classWater tankerBRP Lake Buluan (AW-33) United Statessimilar to Lake Mainit class
Small harbor tugBRP Igorot (YQ-222)
BRP Tasaday (YQ-226)
 United Statesex-US YTL-572 small harbor tug
ex-US YTL-425 small harbor tug[5]
Missile Boats
Multi-Purpose Attack Craft Mk. 3Missile boatsBA-488
BA-489
BA-491
 Taiwan/ PhilippinesCommissioned on May 22, 2017,[7] armed with Spike-ER missiles.[8]
Minor Surface Assets
Multi-Purpose Attack Craft Mk. 2Assault craftsBA-485
BA-486
BA-487
 Taiwan/ Philippines
Multi-Purpose Attack Craft Mk. 1Assault craftsBA-482
BA-483
BA-484
 Taiwan
Type 966YPatrol Craft China4 patrol crafts donated by the Chinese government, formally received July 27, 2018.[9][10]
US Swift classPatrol boats29 United States[11]
De Havilland 9209-class patrol craftPatrol boatsDF-323 Australia[12]
Riverine utility craftUtility craftVU-102
VU-103
VU-106
VU-469
VU-471
Unknown[13]
Small Landing Craft UtilityLC-601-1
LC-601-2
LC-602-1
LC-602-2
 IndonesiaIntegral LCU of the BRP Tarlac (LD-601) and BRP Davao del Sur (LD-602), each two vessels delivered and commissioned together with Tarlac-class landing platform dock, respectively.
Rigid-hulled inflatable boatsPatrol boatsunknownNumerous numbers from different sources and in different sizes
Miscellaneous Surface Assets
Floating Crane (ex-US 60-ton capacity)Crane vesselYU-207 United StatesBuilt by Todd Shipyards in Seattle Washington, 140 feet 1,407 t derrick barge built for US Navy in 1952 as YD-191 and sold 1980 to PN[14][15]
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft King Air  United States Maritime patrol aircraft C-90 5 Former JMSDF trainers transferred to the Naval Air Group as Maritime patrol aircraft with ISR capability.[16]
BN-2 Islander  United Kingdom Maritime patrol aircraft / Light transport aircraft BN-2A 6[17]
Cessna 172 Skyhawk  United States Trainer / Light utility aircraft 172F[18]
172N[18]
4
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Multi-purpose naval helicopter AW-109E Power 5 3 units equipped with FN RMP (Rocket Machine Gun Pod) designated to each of the Gregorio del Pilar-class Frigates, while the other two are used for interim shipborne operations on Tarlac-class LPDs.
MBB Bo 105  Germany Utility helicopter Bo 105C 4[17]
Robinson R22  United States Training helicopter R22 Beta II[18] 2[18]

Equipment

Remote Control Weapon Systems

For New Ships and Aircraft, the Navy Acquired:


Future Ships

Class Photo Type Ships Origin Notes
Modified HDF-2500 design Frigate Unnamed
Unnamed
 South Korea New frigate project, awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries on October 24, 2016, scheduled for delivery starting 2020 (first ship) and 2021 (second ship).[19]
Pohang-class corvette Corvette Unnamed
PS-39
 South Korea The decommissioned ROKS Chungju (PCC-762) of the Pohang-class corvettes, will be delivered to the Philippine Navy after release of DBM budget for its minor repairs and other equipment replacement.
Replenishment tanker BRP Lake Danao (AT-82)
Unnamed
 China Former oil tanker from the Philippine National Oil Corporation.[6][20] Tanker 3 still unnamed, both undergoing refurbishing prior to formal commissioning.
Multi-Purpose Attack Craft Mk. 4 Missile Assault crafts Unnamed
Unnamed
Unnamed
 Taiwan/ Philippines 4th batch of MPAC included in the 2nd list of Horizon 1 under the Revised AFP Modernization Program, awarded to Propmech Corporation-Lung Teh Shipyard joint venture. Almost similar in design with the MPAC Mk. III with minor configuration changes on ammunition and small arms storage.[21]

Future Aircraft

Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Notes
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW159  United Kingdom Anti-Submarine Warfare AW159 0 (2) On order[22]

See also

Notes

  1. BRP Tedorico Dominado Jr (PG-842) - Conrado Yap class
  2. Philippine Navy selects PT PAL for SSV procurement
  3. "Australia's gift to PH Navy: 2 supply ships". Rapller. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  4. Bulletin, The Manila. "PH Navy gets three ships from Australia". mb.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  5. 1 2 http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g56/adroth92/description.jpg
  6. 1 2 Diola, Camille (25 May 2015). "Philippine Navy adds first oil tanker to fleet". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. "PN commissions first 3 MPACs with missile provisions Monday". Philippine News Agency. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  8. "Filipino, Taiwanese firms to build missile platform Attack Crafts of Navy". Update Philippines. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  9. "Upcoming Tranche of Security Aid from China to the Philippines Revealed". MaxDefense Philippines. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  10. "IN PHOTOS: PH Navy gets patrol boats from China". Inquirer.net. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  11. "Philippine Navy". Timawa.net. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  12. "Australian, fiberglass de Havilland class patrol craft". Timawa.net. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  13. "Riverine Utility Craft". Timawa.net. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  15. "YU-207, ex-US 60-ton capacity floating crane". Timawa.net. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  16. "Japan and Philippines strengthening defense ties". Asia Pacific Defense Forum. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  17. 1 2 "World Air Forces 2014" (PDF). Flightglobal Insight. 2014. p. 23. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Naval Air Group Historical Events". NAG.navy.mil.ph. Naval Air Group Philippine Navy. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  19. Rahmat, Ridzwan (24 October 2016). "Hyundai discloses further details of Philippine Navy's new frigates". janes.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  20. MaxDefense Philippines
  21. http://oi63.tinypic.com/1zmphc0.jpg
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