List of equipment of the Philippine Navy
7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic.
Frigates made by South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries based on the shipbuilder's HDF-2600 design, acquired under the Horizon 1 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.
Origin: South Korea Formerly US Coast Guard cutters of the Hamilton-class, granted to the Philippine Navy as part of US Military Assistance Program.
The first ship BRP Gregorio del Pilar was handed over by the US Coast Guard to the Philippine Navy on 13 May 2011, and commissioned on 14 December 2011.
A separate upgrade program funded by the Philippine Navy will see the introduction of a new Combat Management System, Electronic Support Measures (R-ESM), and Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS).
[5][6] The ships underwent several phases of upgrades undertaken by the Philippine Navy, with the first one completed in 2005 replacing the old radar and navigation systems.
It was acquired under the "Strategic Sealift Vessel" project and was based on the Indonesian Makassar-class landing platform dock.
[10] The ships are expected to be installed with additional weapons such as the 76mm guns, the same from the Jose Rizal Class and improved sensor systems.
[12][13] Origin: Indonesia The Bacolod City-class is the Philippine Navy's main amphibious operation platform prior to the delivery of the Tarlac-class LPD.
The design was based on a modified version of the US Army's General Frank S. Besson-class LSV, but without accommodation for 150 troops using the space originally for the stern ramp, and the addition of a small helicopter deck.
[5][14] Origin: United States Former US Navy LSTs that served during World War II, and transferred to numerous countries including the Philippines.
[16] Origin: United States A sole ship of its class designed and built indigenously after the Philippine Navy called for the construction of a new landing craft utility (LCU).
The design was not as successful as expected, and additional units were not ordered as the Philippine Navy received used landing crafts from Australia, and looked at acquiring larger, more capable strategic sealift assets.
Two ships were donated by the Australian Government in 2015 as it was noted that marine transport was lacking in the Philippine Navy during HADR operations following Typhoon Yolanda.
It was reported that the ships did not reach their potential design and were underpowered and problematic, and were retired in the 1990s but was pressed again to serve due to lack of operating naval assets.
Origin: United States / Philippines The project which was publicly tendered was won by the Joint Venture of Israeli companies Brovender Shai International Consulting and Marom Dolphin Ltd. Several systems on order.
