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	The Miguel Malvar (06) during its launch at HD HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea in June 2024.
Philippines
Name	BRP Miguel Malvar
Namesake	Miguel Malvar y Carpio, Filipino general during Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War
Ordered	28 December 2021
Builder	Hyundai Heavy Industries
Cost	PH₱12.5 billion (~US$250M)
Laid down	22 November 2023
Launched	18 June 2024
Commissioned	scheduled 2025
Identification	FFG-06
Status	Outfitting works ongoing
General characteristics
Class and type	Miguel Malvar-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tonnes
Length	118.4 m (388 ft 5 in)
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Depth	7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Installed power	4 × MTU-STX diesel generators
Propulsion	Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement:; 4 × MTU-STX diesel engines;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance	20 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIB
Complement	TBC
Sensors and ; processing systems	Combat system:; Hanwha Systems Naval Shield Baseline 4 Integrated Combat Management System; Search radar:; EL/M-2258 ALPHA S-band 3D AESA multifunction radar; Navigation radar:; Kelvin Hughes SharpEye I-band & E/F-band radars; Fire control radar:; Selex ES NA-25X fire control radar; Electro-Optical Tracking System:; Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical; Tactical Data Link:; Hanwha Systems Link P (Link K Derivative); Link 16 LOS datalink (planned); Link 22 BLOS datalink (planned); Sonar:; ELAC Sonar Hunter 2.0 medium frequency active/passive hull mounted sonar; Thales CAPTAS-1 Towed Array Sonar (planned);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	RESM:; Elbit Systems Elisra Aquamarine R-ESM and C-ESM suite; Countermeasures:; 2 × Terma C-Guard DL-12T decoy launchers;
Armament	Missiles; 8 × C-Star SSM-710K antiship cruise missiles in two twin-round inclined canisters; 16-cell Vertical Launching System for 16 x MBDA VL MICA ship-to-air missiles; Torpedoes; 2 × SEA triple-tube 324mm torpedo launching systems for K745 Blue Shark torpedoes; Guns; 1 × OTO-Melara 76/62SR dual-purpose rapid-fire autocannon; 1 × Aselsan GOKDENIZ twin 35mm close-in weapon system (CIWS); 4 × K6 (12.7mm) 50cal heavy machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × medium naval helicopter
Aviation facilities	flight deck for a 12t helicopter; enclosed hangar (starboard side) for 10t helicopter;

BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) is the lead ship of her class of guided missile frigates of the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Miguel Malvar y Carpio, a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain, and the Philippine-American War.

The ship is currently undergoing final fit-out works at HD Hyundai's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and is scheduled for delivery to the Philippine Navy by December 2024. The ship is expected to be commissioned with the Philippine Navy's Offshore Combat Force by mid-2025.

Construction and design

The BRP Miguel Malvar was designed and built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) of South Korea, and is based on the shipbuilder's HDC/HDF-3200 design, which in turn was a re-designed and enlarged HDF-2600 design used for the Jose Rizal-class frigate already in service with the Philippine Navy. The design was heavily influenced by the base design of the Incheon-class frigate built for the Republic of Korea Navy, but with heavy design developments and features found on newer newer frigates of the R.O.K. Navy, considering reduced radar cross-section by having cleaner lines, smooth surface design, reduced overhangs and a low free-board.

The ship held its First Steel Cutting Ceremony on 11 May 2023 at HD HHI's facility in Ulsan, South Korea.^[1]

Keel Laying Ceremony on 22 November 2023, which was held at the same time as the First Steel Cutting Ceremony of its sistership, the future BRP Diego Silang (FF-07).^[1]

The ship was launched on 18 June 2024, with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro leading the ceremony.^[1]^[6]

The ship is undergoing final dockside fitting-out works and has been undergoing sea trials as of November 2024, in preparation for its delivery by December 2024.