BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151)

The future BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) is the second ship of the Jose Rizal-class frigate, ordered for future service with the Philippine Navy.

The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) during its ceremonial launching at Ulsan, South Korea
History
 Philippines
Name: BRP Antonio Luna
Ordered: 24 October 2016
Builder: Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, South Korea
Laid down: 23 May 2019
Launched: 8 November 2019
Commissioned: planned late 2020
General characteristics
Class and type: Jose Rizal-class frigate
Displacement: 2,600 tons
Length: 107.5 m (353 ft)
Beam: 13.8 m (45 ft)
Draft: 6.9 m (23 ft)
Installed power: 4 × MTU-STX 12V2000-M41B diesel generators, each producing around 650 kW (872 shp)
Propulsion:
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km)
Endurance: 30 Days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 × RHIB
Crew: 65 organic + 25 non-organic
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Combat System:
  • Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 2 Integrated CMS [1]
  • Search radar:
  • Hensoldt TRS-3D Baseline D multi-mode phased array C-band radar[2]
  • Navigation radar:
  • Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars [3]
  • Fire control radar:
  • Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar
  • Electro-Optical Tracking System:
  • Safran PASEO NS electro-optical[4]
  • Tactical Data Link:
  • Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative)[5]
  • Air warfare Data Link 16 (planned)
  • Maritime Data Link 22 (planned)
  • Sonar:
  • Harris Model 997 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar
  • Thales CAPTAS-2 Towed Array Sonar (planned)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 1 × Leonardo AW-159 Wildcat naval helicopter
Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar

The frigate is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Navy by September 2020,[8][9] and will become one of the service's primary warship until the introduction of new and more powerful contemporaries.

Construction and Design

The BRP Antonio Luna was designed and built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and was based on the HDF-2600 frigate design, which in turn was derived from the HDF-3000 Incheon-class frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

Changes were made on the base design by making use of design features found on newer frigate designs for the ROKN like the Incheon-class' successor the Daegu-class frigate, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines and smooth surface design, and reduced overhangs. It also features a low free-board design similar also to the Daegu-class and the HTMS Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Royal Thai Navy.

It was assigned the project number P160 by HHI, and the First Steel Cutting ceremony was held on 17 September 2018 in HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea.

The Keel Laying ceremony was held on 23 May 2019, and the Launching was held on 8 November 2019.[10] The ship is expected to be delivered to the Philippine Navy by September 2020.[11]

See also

References
  1. "MADEX 2017 South Korea Maritime Defense Exhibition Day 3". Nov 2, 2017.
  2. "FF-150 BRP Jose Rizal - Frigate Acquisition Project".
  3. "SHARPEYE™ RADAR SYSTEM FOR PHILIPPINE NAVY FAP". 23 October 2017.
  4. "Safran wins first contract for PASEO NS". Safran Electronics & Defense. 12 September 2017.
  5. Mangosing, Frances. "LOOK: Inside the CMS test site for Philippine Navy frigates". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
  6. Maundrill, Beth (1 November 2017). "D&S 2017: C-Guard to protect Philippine frigates". Sherpard Media.
  7. Rahmat, Ridzwan (21 November 2017). "Hyundai selects Turkish 30 mm naval gun system for Philippine Navy frigates". IHS Janes. Archived from the original on 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  8. "Korean shipbuilder eyes April 2020 delivery of BRP Jose Rizal – Navy chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. "PHL Navy's second missile frigate launched in South Korea". GMA News Online.
  10. Philippine News Agency (29 August 2019). "PH's 2nd missile frigate launch set in November". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Philippines will launch its second frigate BRP Antonio Luna FF-151 in November 2019". Navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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