List of equipment of the Philippine Navy

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An This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Navy, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in naval warfare. The service has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic. The law, as amended, has set conditions that should be satisfied when the defense department procures major equipment and weapon systems for the navy

For the retired naval ships of the service, see the list of decommissioned ships of the Philippine Navy.

Offshore combatants[edit]

Class In service Image Type Ships Hull Number Commisioned Origin Armament
Jose Rizal 2
BRP Jose Rizal at RIMPAC 2020 005
BRP Jose Rizal at RIMPAC 2020 005
Light Frigate Jose Rizal FF-150 2020  South Korea
Antonio Luna FF-151 2021  South Korea
Conrado Yap 1
BRP Conrado Yap
BRP Conrado Yap
Corvette Conrado Yap PS-30 2019  South Korea
ex-ROKS Andong PS-31 TBD  South Korea
Gregorio Del Pilar 3
BRP Gregorio del Pilar
BRP Gregorio del Pilar
OPV Gregorio del Pilar PS-15 2011  United States
Ramon Alcaraz PS-16 2013  United States
Andres Bonifacio PS-17 2016  United States
Emilio Jacinto 3
BRP Apolinario Mabini
BRP Apolinario Mabini
OPV Emilio Jacinto PS-35 1997  United Kingdom
Apolinario Mabini PS-36 1997  United Kingdom
Artemio Ricarte PS-37 1997  United Kingdom
Miguel Malvar 1
BRP Cebu
BRP Cebu
OPV Magat Salamat PS-20 1977  United States

Amphibious warfare vessels[edit]

SEALIFT AMPHIBIOUS CRAFTS[edit]

Class In service Image Name Hull number Commissioned Displacement Origin
Tarlac 2
BRP Davao del Sur
BRP Davao del Sur
Tarlac LD-601 1 June 2016 11,583 tons Indonesia
Davao del Sur LD-602 31 May 2017 Indonesia
Bacolod 2
BRP Dagupan City
BRP Dagupan City
Bacolod City LS-550 1 December 1993 4,256 tons  United States
Dagupan City LS-551 5 April 1994  United States
LST-1/LST-542 3
BRP Laguna
BRP Laguna
Laguna LS-501 13 September 1976 4,080 tons  United States
Benguet LS-507 13 September 1976  United States
Sierra Madre LS-57 5 April 1976  United States
Tagbanua-class 1
The BRP Tagbanua (LC-296)
The BRP Tagbanua (LC-296)
Tagbanua LC-296 14 December 2011 579 tons  Philippines
Ivatan-class 5
BRP Batak and BRP Ivatan
BRP Batak and BRP Ivatan
Ivatan LC-298 23 July 2015 520 tons  Australia
Batak LC-299 23 July 2015  Australia
Waray LC-288 1 June 2016  Australia
Iwak LC-289 1 June 2016  Australia
Agta LC-290 1 June 2016  Australia
Mamanwa-class 1
BRP Mamanwa
BRP Mamanwa
Mamanwa LC-294 6 December 2021 415 tons  South Korea

OTHER LANDING CRAFTS[edit]

Picture Class Origin Type Vessels Notes
Landing Craft, Medium
 Philippines Landing craft utility BRP Manobo (AT-297) BRP Manobo is a new ship, replacing an original ex-USN Mk.6 LCT with the same hull number and name although the design is different.
AT-287-class, ex-USN LCT Mk.6 class  United States Landing craft utility BRP Subanon (AT-291)
BRP Bagobo (AT-293)
BRP Tausug (AT-295)
AT-287 (name unknown) is sitting derelict in Zamboanga City.
AT-297 is replaced by the locally-made BRP Manobo.
Landing Craft Utility, Light
Unknown Riverine craft utility VU-102
VU-103
VU-106
VU-469
VU-471
[1]
 Indonesia Small Landing Craft Utility LC-601-1 (Capas)
LC-601-2 (Pura)
LC-602-1
LC-602-2
Integral 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.

Littoral warfare vessels[edit]

FAST ATTACK INTERDICTION CRAFT (FAIC)[edit]

Class Image Name Pennant number Commissioned Displacement Origin
Alvarez
BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS38)
BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS38)
General Mariano Alvarez PS-176 8 March 2004 328.5 long tons  United States
Valentin Diaz PS-177 11 September 2023
Ladislao Diwa PS-178 11 September 2023
Acero
Acero-class patrol gunboat
Acero-class patrol gunboat
Nestor Acero PG-901 28 November 2022 95 tonnes full load  Israel
Lolinato To-ong PG-902 28 November 2022
Gener Tinangag PG-903 26 May 2023[2]
Herminigildo Yurong[3] PG-906 21 May 2024[4]
Domingo Deluana PG-905 26 May 2023[2]
Laurence Narag[3] PG-907 21 May 2024[4]
unnamed PG-908
unnamed PG-909
unnamed PG-910
Andrada
BRP Juan Magluyan (PC-392), one of the Jose Andrada-class patrol crafts of the PN
BRP Juan Magluyan (PC-392), one of the Jose Andrada-class patrol crafts of the PN
Jose Andrada PC-370 August 1990 56.4 tonnes  United States /  Philippines
Enrique Jurado PC-371 24 June 1991
Alfredo Peckson PC-372 24 June 1991
Simeon Castro PC-374 24 June 1991
Carlos Albert PC-375 January 1992
Heracleo Alano PC-376 January 1992
Liberato Picar PC-377 January 1992
Hilario Ruiz PC-378 1 June 1995
Rafael Pargas PC-379 1 June 1995
Nestor Reinoso PC-380 1 June 1995
Dioscoro Papa PC-381 1 June 1995
Ismael Lomibao PC-383 1995
Leovigildo Gantioqui PC-384 22 May 1996
Federico Martir PC-385 22 May 1996
Filipino Flojo PC-386 22 May 1996
Anastacio Cacayorin PC-387 1996
Manuel Gomez PC-388 1996
Manuel Gomez PC-388 1996
Teotimo Figoracion PC-389 1996
Jose Loor Sr. PC-390 1997
Juan Magluyan PC-392 March 1998
Florencio Inigo PC-393 July 1998
Felix Apolinaro PC-395 20 October 2000

FAST INSHORE ASSAULT CRAFT (FIAC)[edit]

Picture Class Origin Type Vessels Notes
Fast Assault Boats / Patrol Boats Fast PBFs
Multipurpose Assault Craft  Taiwan
 Philippines
Assault boats
Missile assault boats
BA-482
BA-483
BA-484
BA-485
BA-486
BA-487
BA-488
BA-489
BA-491
BA-492
BA-493
BA-494
[5]
ex-PCF Mk.3 Swiftboat  United States Patrol boats PB-338[6]
PB-339[7]
Former US Navy Swift Mk.3 fast patrol crafts. Some units were transferred to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).[8] PB-353 physically restored and converted to museum display at the re-launched Philippine Navy Museum.
Type 966Y  China Patrol boats PB-356
PB-357
PB-358
PB-359
Four patrol craft donated by the Chinese government were formally received on July 27, 2018.[9][10]

PATROL BOATS[edit]

Kagitingan class littoral patrol craft[edit]

BRP Bagong Silang

Originally designed and built in Germany, the Kagitingan class was supposed to be built in numbers in the Philippines after the initial unit. It was reported that the ships did not reach their potential design and were underpowered and problematic, and were retired in the 1990s but was pressed again to serve due to lack of operating naval assets. Out of four, only 2 ships of the class remain and are expected to be retired from service as more new assets become available. Origin:  Germany

Size Performance Armament Other features
Displacement:
160 tonnes full load
Length:
37 meters (121 ft)
Complement:
30
Propulsion:
Diesel Engines
Maximum speed:
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range:
2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi)
1 × Emerlec EX-31 30mm twin guns (only on PB-102)
1 × Bofors Mark 3 40mm/60 caliber gun (only on PB-104)
4 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns
2 × M60 7.62mm general purpose machine gun
Aviation:
None
Radar:
Furuno navigation radar
Sonar:
None
Name Hull number Commissioned Unit Notes
Bagong Silang PB-104 June 1983 Littoral Combat Force
Three additional ships (Kagitingan, Bagong Lakas and Katapangan) retired from service

Navarette class coastal patrol craft[edit]

BRP Abraham Campo (PC-396), one of the Alberto Navarette-class patrol crafts of the PN

Former Point-class coastal cutters of the US Coast Guard. Philippine Navy received several units transferred by the US government and formerly used by the South Vietnamese Navy, but were sold for scrap due to poor condition. Two units were transferred to the Philippine Navy as part of US Military Assistance in 1999 and 2001. They were designed with steel hulls and an aluminum superstructure for durability compared to earlier wooden-hulled patrol crafts.

Origin:  United States

Size Performance Armament Other features
Displacement:
65 tonnes full load
Length:
25.25 meters (82.8 ft)
Complement:
10
Propulsion:
Diesel Engines
Maximum speed:
17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range:
1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km; 1,400 mi) @ 11 knots
4 × Browning M2HB .50 caliber heavy machine guns Boats Carried
1 × 4 m (13 ft) Inflatable boat
Radar:
Furuno navigation/surface search radar
Sonar:
None
Name Hull number Commissioned Unit Notes
Alberto Navarette PC-394 16 November 2000 Littoral Combat Force
Abraham Campo PC-396 22 March 2001 Littoral Combat Force

Support vessels[edit]

Picture Class Origin Type Vessels Notes
Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat
-- different sources RHIB diverse brands and different sizes: integrated aboard bigger vessels; and as standalone units numerous, impractical to keep track of.
Auxiliary Ships
 Japan Presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo
 United States Research vessel BRP Gregorio Velasquez (AGR-702) Former UNOLS R/V Melville.
Survey vessel BRP Fort San Antonio (AM-700)
BRP Fort Abad (AM-701)
[11]
 United States Coastal freighter BRP Mangyan Ex-US Army and ex-USN FS-524.
 United States Fuel tanker BRP Lake Buhi (AF-78) Ex-USN YO-78/YOG-73 gasoline barge.
 United States Water tanker BRP Lake Buluan (AW-33) Similar to Lake Mainit class.
 United States Small harbor tug BRP Igorot (YT-222)
BRP Ilonggot (YT-225)
BRP Tasaday (YT-226)
YT-227
YT-228
YT-271
YT-273
YT-222, YT-226 and YT-227 are ex-US Navy 422-class district harbpr tugboats. YQ-228 and YQ-273 are ex-US Army tugboats.[12][11]
Miscellaneous Surface Assets
Floating Cranes  United States Crane vessel YU-207[13]
YU-206
Built 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]
ARDC-1 class  United States Floating Drydock YD-205 Former US small auxiliary concrete floating drydock. YD-205 loaned in 1969, purchased in 1980.[16]
AFDL-1-class  United States Floating Drydock YD-200
YD-204
Former US small auxiliary steel floating drydock. YD-200 transferred in 1948, YD-204 purchased in 1980.[17][18]

Naval air wing[edit]

Picture Model Origin Type Variant In Service Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft King Air  United States Maritime patrol aircraft C-90 5[19] Former JMSDF trainers transferred to the Naval Air Wing as Maritime patrol aircraft with 4 units ISR capability and 1 Unit as Cargo.[20]
Beechcraft C-12 Huron  United States Maritime patrol aircraft TC-12B - (+8)[21] 8 units planned for acquisition,[22] 13 total units offered by the US through Excess Defense Article (EDA) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programs.[23]
BN-2 Islander  United Kingdom Maritime patrol aircraft
Light transport aircraft
BN-2A 5[19]
Cessna 172 Skyhawk  United States Trainer aircraft
Light utility aircraft
172S
172F[24]
172N[24]
4[25]
1
2
4 new Cessna 172S aircraft acquired from US Foreign Military Sales delivered in February 2022.[25]
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW159  United Kingdom Anti-submarine warfare AW159 2[19]
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Multi-purpose naval helicopter AW109E Power ≤5[19] Two units armed with machine gun pods are assigned with the Gregorio del Pilar-class ships, while the other three are assigned for interim shipborne operations on Tarlac-class LPDs. One of the armed variant crashed in 2021 and under investigation if it will be repaired or written off.
Robinson R44  United States Light utility helicopter
Trainer helicopter
Robinson R44 - (+3)[26] US-sourced Robinson R44 helicopters are expected to arrive this year, 2022. Shipment of spare parts and an integral logistics support package are also included in the said package.[26]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Insitu Pacific ScanEagle  United States small tactical surveillance UAV ScanEagle 2 8 Delivered in November 2020 as part of US government's Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.[27][28]

Weapon systems[edit]

Picture Model Origin Type Variant Notes
Guns

Oto Melara 76mm/62 caliber gun  United States
 Italy
Main gun Mark 75 Compact
Super Rapid
Fitted on Pohang, Del Pilar and Jacinto-classes[29]
Fitted on Jose Rizal-class
Bofors 40mm L/70 gun  Italy Secondary gun Otobreda 40mm/70 caliber twin gun Fitted on Pohang-class
Bofors 40mm L/60 gun  United States Mark 3 single mount Fitted on LST-1/LST-542, and Kagitingan-classes
Mk.44 Bushmaster II 30mm gun  Turkey Secondary gun Aselsan SMASH RCWS mount Fitted on Jose Rizal-class


M242 Bushmaster 25mm gun  United States
 United States
 Israel
 United States
 United Kingdom
Secondary gun BAE Mk 38 Mod.1 mount
BAE Mk 38 Mod.2 RCWS mount
BAE Mk 96 Mod.0 mount
MSI Defence Seahawk DS25 RCWS mount
Fitted on Del Pilar, Cyclone, and Jose Andrada-classes
Fitted on Del Pilar-class
Fitted on Cyclone-class
Fitted on Jacinto-class
Oerlikon Mark 4 20mm/70 caliber gun  United States Mark 10 single mount Fitted on LST-1/LST-542-class
Mark 16 20mm gun  United States Mark 67 mount Fitted on Del Pilar and Jacinto-classes

M2 Browning 12.7mm heavy machine gun  Israel
 United States
Mini Typhoon RCWS
Mk 56 mount
Fitted on MPAC Mk. 3 variant and Nestor Acero-class
Fitted on almost all ships
Ship-launched Missiles and Torpedoes
SSM-700K C-Star  South Korea Over-the-horizon anti-ship missile Fitted on Jose Rizal-class
Rafael Spike  Israel Short-range anti-ship missile Spike-ER
Spike-NLOS
Fitted on MPAC Mk.3-class
Nestor Acero-class
MBDA Mistral  France Short-range anti-aircraft missile Mistral M3 Fitted on Jose Rizal-class
Mark 46  United States Lightweight anti-submarine torpedo Fitted on Pohang-class
K745 Blue Shark  South Korea Lightweight anti-submarine torpedo Fitted on Jose Rizal-class[30]
Air-launched Missiles and Torpedoes
Rafael Spike  Israel Short-range anti-ship missile Spike-NLOS Fitted on AW159 Wildcat helicopter
K745 Blue Shark  South Korea Lightweight anti-submarine torpedo Fitted on AW159 Wildcat helicopter
Radar Systems
Tethered Aerostat Radar System  United States Aerostat radar system TCOM 28M Delivered in July 2017 as part of the US government's Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.[31]

Acquisition programs[edit]

Picture Project Title/
Model
Origin Type Name/
Variant
Quantity Notes
Submarine Acquisition Project Contract yet to be awarded Submarine Contract yet to be awarded 2 In December 2019, Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana announced that the Scorpène-class submarine of France fits the requirements of the Philippine Navy.[32] However, there are further talks with the South Koreans regarding the potential sale of their 1,400-ton submarine to Philippine Navy.[33] On August 8, 2023, there are offers from Navantia for providing the S-80 Plus-class submarine.[34] On September 19, 2023, Hanhwa Ocean representatives offered a variant of the KSS-III submarine as the Jangbogo-III PN (Philippine Navy).[35] The project is pending finalization regarding which platform will the naval branch choose for the project.[36]
Corvette Acquisition Project / HDC-3100 Corvette  South Korea Corvette[a] Name yet to be revealed. 2 The Department of National Defense signed a contract agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the acquisition of two (2) brand new corvettes worth PHP 28 Billion for the Philippine Navy in a virtual signing ceremony held on December 28, 2021.[37][38]
Offshore Patrol Vessel Acquisition Project / HDP-2200+ OPV  South Korea Offshore Patrol Vessel Name yet to be revealed. 6 Philippines select Hyundai Heavy Industries to build 6 new offshore patrol vessels.[39] The contract to build these vessels was recently signed on June 27, 2022. The ship offered has a heavier displacement of 2400 tonnes and a length of 94.4 meters and width of 14.3 meters. The vessel has a maximum speed of 22 knots, cruising speed of 15 knots and a maximum range of 5,500 nautical miles [40]
Pohang-class corvette  South Korea Corvette Conrado Yap-class 2 Philippine Navy representatives examined the decommissioned Pohang-class corvette ROKS Andong (PCC-771) at the Jinhae naval base in South Korea. It was found to be in “good operating condition.”[41]
Fast Attack and Interdiction Craft-Missile Acquisition Project / Shaldag-class patrol boat  Israel Fast Attack Craft Nestor Acero-class 9 All 9 Shaldag Mk V patrol boats will be armed with one 30mm Typhoon RCWS and two 12.7mm Mini Typhoon RCWS. Only 4 of the 9 patrol boats ordered will be delivered with a Spike-NLOS Typhoon missile launcher, the rest are FFBNW.[42] Four out of the nine are already in service as of 2023.[43]
Island-class patrol boat  USA Patrol boat 2 Two Island-class patrol boats are set to be donated by the United States as part of US Military Assistance following talks between US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos on May 2023. The deal also includes the potential transfer of 3 C-130 H transport planes and 2 Marine Protector-class patrol boats.[44][45]
Marine Protector-class patrol boat  USA Patrol boat 2 Two Marine Protector class patrol boats are also included that are set to be donated by the United States as part of US Military Assistance in the aftermath of talks between US President Joe Biden and Philippine President Bongbong Marcos, which was held on May 2023.[44][45]
Landing Docks Acquisition Project  Indonesia Landing Platform Dock 2 With a project worth of ₱5 billion, the Philippine Navy released a requirement for two more landing docks which are believed to be improvements over the Tarlac-class.[46][47][43] On 5 June 2022, a notice of award was issued to PT PAL for the project.[48] On 24 June 2022, a contract was signed between PT PAL and the Department of National Defense.[49][50] The initial steel cutting for the landing platform docks was conducted on 10 August 2023.[51]
Harbor and Oceangoing Tugboat Acquisition Project  Philippines Tugboat 2 The Harbor and Oceangoing Tugboat Acquisition Project of the Philippine Navy is intended to improve port mobility and support PN fleet activities, and replace the aging tugboats in service. The project involves the acquisition of one harbor tugboat and one ocean-going tugboat. The project was awarded to Josefa Slipways for two tugboats based on the RAmparts 2700 and RAmparts 3000W designs, respectively. A keel-laying ceremony for the first batch of tugboats was held on 10 June 2022 at Josefa Slipways' facility at Sual, Pangasinan.[52]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Regardless of their actual specifications and armaments, the official designation of the user country and its service will be followed. If the DND and the PH Navy officially labels them as corvettes, then they are corvettes. They will be based on the larger HDC-3100 design.

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