Monday, December 25, 2017

The Philippine Navy's Frigate Acquisition Project Alternate Configurations



The Department of Defense Frigate Project Sterring Committee declares the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase completed as of October 2017. The Steering Committee approved the Hyundai Heavy Industries Alternate Configuration instead of the Original Baseline Configuration resulting in the sacking of its Flag Officer in Command Vice-Admiral Mercado.


Citing from Maxdefense, Below is the Partial List;


Combat Management System


Left: Hanwha's NAVAL Shield CMS
Right: Thales TACTICOS CMS

Hanwha System supplying the Naval Shield Baseline 2 replacing the Thales Netherland Tacticos


Ship Management System


Servowatch Ship Management System


Servo-watch will supply the Ship Management System


Navigation Radar System


Kelvin Hughes Navigational Radar


Kelvin Hughes will be the Navigation Radar


Electro-Optical Tracking System for Seconday Gun


PASEO NS Naval

PASEO NS Naval of SAFRAN replaced the Hanwha System SAQ-560K

Countermeasure System


C-Guard Softkill

C-Guard from TERMA Group replacing Wallop Super Barricade

Triple Torpedo Tube


System Engineering Assesment Triple Torpedo Tubes

System Engineering And Assesment Ltd is retained from Baseline Configuration

Secondary Gun


Smash 30mm Remote Weapon System

Smash 30mm Remote Weapon System from Aselsan replacing MSI Defence Seahawk

Main Propulsion and Generator


STX Engine is the Alternative Configuration

MTU Engine in the Original Baseline Configuration

STX Engine Supplying Main Propulsion and Generator Diesel Engine replacing MTU

3D Air/Surface Search Radar


Hensoldt TRS-3D Radar

NS-100s Family of Radar, Original Baseline Configuration

Hensoldt TRS-3D replacing NS-106 Thales AESA Radar

Fire Control Radar FCR


Leonardo Selex FCR


Thales Nederland STIR 1.2 EO Mk2, Original Baseline Configuration

Leonardo (Selex) NA-25X FCR replacing Thales Nederland STIR 1.2 EO Mk2

Electronic Support Measures


Thales Vigile 100 Mk2, Original Baseline configuration


Elbit Elisra NS9300A replacing the Thales Vigile 100 Mk2

Identification Friend or Foe IF





Airbus MSSR 20001 replacing Thales TBSB 2525

Tactical Data Link


Link 16 Tactical Data Link, Original Baseline configuration

Hanwha Systems Link K replacing Thales Link Y Mk2

Main Gun


76mm OTO Melara SR Naval GUN

76mm Super Rapid OTO Melara Gun

Surface-to-Surface Missile System


LIGNex1 SSM-700K C-Star

LIGNex1 SSM-700K C-Star

Very Short Range Air Defence VSHORAD



MBDA Simbad RC with Mistral Missile

MBDA Simbad RC with Mistral missile


Sources: Maxdefense Philippines
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