Six OPV Ships Will Use Dummy Engines from MTU Germany or MTU Korea from STX

The Philippine Navy acquired six Offshore Patrol Vessels, and the OPV has a displacement of 2,400 tons, a length of 94.4 meters, a width of 14.3 meters, a maximum speed of 22 knots, a cruising speed of 15 knots, a range of 5,500 nautical miles and will be built at HHI’s Ulsan shipyard, and complete delivery of six ships until 2028.

These six OPVs were acquired under the Horizon 2 phase of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.

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