The Philippine Navy (PN) is set to receive two brand-new naval ships from 2025 to 2026, an official said on
These corvettes are worth P28 billion and are designed to be capable of conducting anti-ship, anti-submarine and anti-air warfare missions. PN vice commander Rear Adm. Caesar Bernard Valencia, in an interview with DZBB said: “We have a lot of naval ships coming. In 2025 and 2026, we will be receiving two brand-new corvettes from South Korea.”
Valencia said these brand-new missile corvettes are expected to backstop the two Jose Rizal-class missile frigates – the BRP Jose Rizal and the BRP Antonio Luna that are currently in service. He was referring to the corvette acquisition program of the Department of National Defense , which was formally awarded to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries on Dec. 28, 2021.
Valencia noted that from 2026 to 2028, the PN would also start receiving six brand-new offshore patrol vessels worth P30 billion and awarded to HHI on June 28, 2022. “At pagdating po ng 2026-2028, we expect to receive six more brand new OPVs. Come 2026-2028, we expect to receive six more brand-new OPVs. The main purpose of the OPV is to patrol the seas,” he added.
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