MANILA, Jan. 29 A joint Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine Navy (PN) inspection team has approved for delivery and acceptance the future BRP Antonio Luna (FF151), the country s 2nd new-built missile frigate. The 1st frigate, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) was delivered and commissioned in July 2020.
After the conduct of harbor/sea trials and actual ship inspection at the contractor s facility in Ulsan, South Korea on January 25 to 29, 2021, the head of the joint DND-PN inspection team and Chief, DND Defense Procurement Service, Director Leodegario Dela Paz, has found the contractor, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), compliant with all its contractual deliverables and obligations.