"South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has built two HDF-3200 Hybrid frigates for the Philippines. The second vessel, BRP Diego Silang, was commissioned earlier this month, over six months after the first-in-class BRP Miguel Malvar entered service. Both vessels bring added firepower to the Philippine Navy. They're the first Philippine warships to have vertical launch systems for missiles, a modern capability that allows the Philippines to carry and fire VL MICA surface-to-air missiles made by MBDA, a European missile company."
"The frigates also carry eight SSM-700K C-Star anti-ship missiles made by South Korea. Warship vertical launch systems can be refreshed with new weapons over time. They shoot missiles straight upward before they arc toward their targets, a design that works well in all conditions. Each frigate has 16 cells, allowing the Philippines to tailor its missile loadouts for different missions."
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries built two HDF-3200 Hybrid guided-missile frigates for the Philippine Navy, BRP Miguel Malvar and BRP Diego Silang. Both vessels add significant firepower and mark a major modernization of a historically obsolete fleet. The frigates are the first Philippine warships equipped with 16-cell vertical launch systems, enabling VL MICA surface-to-air missiles and modular loadouts. They also carry eight SSM-700K C-Star anti-ship missiles. Vertical launch systems can be refreshed with new weapons, and their upward-launch profile functions reliably in varied conditions. The new frigates strengthen Philippine naval deterrence amid rising tensions in the South China Sea.
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