Design Review of 2 Frigates to Undergo Technical Inspection: DND

19 Januari 2018

In front the ship will be armed with a 76mm Oto Melara Super Rapid main gun, 8 cell vertical launching system (FFBNW) (image : HHI)

MANILA -- The so-called "Critical Design Review" (CDR) of the two frigates, on order from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, has been completed and will now be undergoing examination by the Philippine Navy's Technical Inspection and Acceptance Committee (TIAC) this week.

The twin Simbad-RC launchers, the X and S-band navigation radar antennas, the STIR 1.2 EO Mk.2 fire control radar, and the NS-106 3D surveillance radar are clearly shown on this part of the ship. (image : HHI)

This was disclosed by Defense public affairs office chief Arsenio Andolong in an interview Monday.

"The CDR has been completed and by this week, it will be undergoing inspection by the Navy's TIAC," he added.

A deck enclosure to cover the launchers, RHIBs, and two triple-torpedo-tubes launchers. Two twin Simbad-RC launchers for Mistral short range SAM. Also,the 30mm Seahawk secondary gun would be more suitably installed here than on top of the hangar. (image : HHI)

Andolong said it was the Navy and Hyundai who created the CDR.

Once approved, the CDR will serve as the "Bible" of the shipbuilder in constructing the ship and putting the systems desired by the customer or end-user.

A 30mm Seahawk secondary gun at top the hangar (image : HHI)

The two frigates, along with their weapon systems and munition, have a contract of PHP18 billion.

Once delivered and commissioned in 2020, the frigates will be the first Filipino warships capable of neutralizing surface, subsurface and air threats with missile and other modern armaments.

(PNA)