#guidedmissile

Finally coming to and end here 🥹

Baseball, Handball, Hockey, and Tennis. Most of these are like weird variations on Pong. Again, these are all multiplayer so I didn't spend much time with them.

Seawolf and Missile are basic ports of the arcade games Sea Wolf and Guided Missile, respectively. This is probably one of my favorite carts that I have for the Astrocade. Both games play pretty well and are decent ports, all things considered.

While watching one of the Videos of the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) Guided Missile Frigate of the Philippine Navy (PN) firing its Mistral 3 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) recently, I just noticed that the Ship still hasn’t replaced the C-Star Anti-Ship Missile which it fired in May of last Year of 2024 during a Military Exercise.

As per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Database, a total of 15 C-Star Missiles were supposed to have been delivered to the Philippines already in 2022. If this Data is true, then we have around 11 Missiles already in Storage somewhere.

It makes me wonder why it is taking so long for the PN to replace that Missile, especially since we are in heightened Tensions against China under this Administration of Bong Bong Marcos (BBM), and that the BRP Rizal has been actively patrolling the South China Sea (SCS) also.

Note that the Jose Rizal class Frigates only has four of these Missiles that are ready to fire each, so they need to have these Missiles restocked as soon as possible so they will have their maximum number of Missiles ready at any given time, considering that they don’t have a lot of them.

SOURCES:

BRP Jose Rizal fires C-Star Missile during 'Balikatan' Drill {Archived Link}

The Jose Rizal-class Guided Missile Frigates of the Philippine Navy (PN) made History again when the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) fired two of its Mistral 3 Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) off the Coast of Zambales recently.

MY THOUGHTS: As far as I know and remember, this is the very first time that the PN has shown a live-firing of the Mistral 3 in Public, and also the very first time a PN Vessel is shown firing a SAM. Both Missiles reportedly hit their Targets successfully.

As per their latest Brochure, the Manufacturer of the Missile, MBDA, the Mistral 3 has a range of up to 8 km. The Jose Rizal Frigates each have two SIMBAD-RC Launchers to fire these Missiles, one on each Side, and each Launcher has two Missiles installed and ready to fire.

Notice also that during firing, the Missile was ejected from the Launcher first with a low powered charge, after which the Missile ignited its main Motor when it was some distance already from the Launcher. So congratulations to the PN for this Historic Event.

SOURCES:

Mistral 3: One Generation Ahead {Archived Link}

Just some nice Pictures and a Video of the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) Guided Missile Corvette of the Philippine Navy (PN), the latest Missile-armed Vessel of the Service during the Arrival Ceremony given to it in Subic recently.

MY NOTES: Just some of the Things I noticed about the Ship from the Pictures and Video, aside from the installed Vertical Launch System (VLS) Cells: The Gokdeniz Close In Weapons System (CIWS) is a LOT bigger than I thought it would be, you can clearly see its Size from the Picture with the PN Personnel standing next to it.

It easily is around 3-4 meters tall, or 9-12 feet for you who are used to the United States (US) Standard of Measurement. I didn’t expect it to be that big, I thought it would be a bit smaller based on what I thought were the Full Scale Mock Ups (FSMU) that I saw at the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Events.

Also noticeable is that Screen Mesh over the opening for the Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB), and the Cover over the Torpedo Launchers that can be lowered or raised as needed. Both of these help enhance the Stealth Characteristics of the Ship.

Among other Things, the Malvar-class Corvettes will be the first Vessels of the PN that are armed with VLS and Gun-based CIWS. The Contract for these Vessels was signed in December of 2021 under the Administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

SOURCES:

Department of National Defense – Philippines Facebook Page Post, 04/08/25 – 1354H {Archived Link}

Great News, as expected the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) Guided Missile Corvette of the Philippine Navy left Port earlier today to begin its Journey to the Philippines. However, it has restricted access to its Automatic Identification System (AIS) and its last Position was recorded several hours ago off the Coast of South Korea (SK).

Going by past experiences with other Ships from SK and Indonesia that were delivered over the last Decade, the BRP Malvar will likely only allow public access to its AIS Position when it is near the Philippines' Territorial Waters in the next several Days.

The BRP Malvar is scheduled to arrive in Subic next Monday on April 7, 2025, although it will likely won't dock into Port until a Day or so later due to some standard Regulations, possibly related to Quarantining if I remember it correctly.

So Bon Voyage, BRP Malvar, and the Filipino People are eager to see you soon here in the Philippines. As a Side Note, the Contract for this Vessel was signed in December of 2021 under the Administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Here again is the BRP Malvar’s Page on the MarineTraffic Website: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9459225/mmsi:457900820/imo:0/vessel:MIGUEL_MALVAR

The BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) Guided Missile Corvette of the Philippine Navy (PN) by the Way is now on the “MarineTraffic” Website. There are several “Miguel Malvar” Ships listed there, but this one seems to be it as it is at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Shipyard in South Korea (SK), and its Destination of “Subic” on April 7, 2025 matches the Information provided by the Main Stream Media (MSM) on the arrival of the Ship in the Philippines.

It is listed on the Websites as registered under the Flag of Mongolia, but it may just be some lame attempt at “Psychological Operations” to confuse People. Interesting that its forecasted Route won’t bring it to the “Taiwan Strait”, or that Body of Water between Taiwan and China, but will instead sail East of Taiwan or thru the Philippine Sea.

Now the United States (US) and their Filipino Doggies will use this opportunity again to DEMONIZE China and shout, “Military Secrecy” because they want to keep portraying China always as the “Devil Incarnate”. All I can say is that these Information is available in the Internet openly and everyone can verify them if they want to.

As for China, no, I don’t think they will do anything to this Ship at all, for one, although I am proud of this Ship, it barely matches up to their latest Frigates and Destroyers. Remember that China is a World Superpower with only the US as their Rival, and they have over a hundred and fifty Surface Combatants, they will hardly care of a single Ship like this.

As I previously reported quoting News Sources, the Ship is scheduled to start its Journey to the Philippines on Monday, March 31, 2025.

Here is the BRP Malvar’s Page on the MarineTraffic Website: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9459225/mmsi:457900820/imo:0/vessel:MIGUEL_MALVAR

Some of the latest News about the Malvar-class Corvettes of the Philippine Navy (PN):

The BRP Diego Silang (FFG-07), the second of two Malvar-class Guided Missile Corvettes of the PN, has been launched (meaning transferred to the Water for the first time) at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. It is scheduled to be delivered to the Philippines later this Year of 2025 in September.

Meanwhile, the Lead Ship of the Malvar-class Corvettes, the BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06), has been given its Delivery Ceremony at about the same time as the BRP Silang. It is scheduled to depart on March 31, 2025 and arrive in Subic on around April 7 or 8, 2025.

Here is the Link to the Article at the “Chosunbiz” Website: https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-industry/2025/03/27/NK6YQYZEF5FBZJNUPSQGYL2QBI/

MY NOTES: Somebody asked me in the Comments Section of the previous News I gave about the Malvar-class Vessels on why I still keep calling them as “Corvettes”. Well because the PN has not yet officially said anything about the change in the Designation of the Vessels, so until they do, I will keep calling them as “Corvettes” as they initially did.

The PN nor the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have not yet said anything about these Launching and Delivery Ceremonies, it is understandable as they tend to be “Conservative” when revealing News about the Delivery of these Assets, especially since we have a lot of Tension with China and that their Route will take them near that Country.

However, these Pieces of News I am reporting are already all over the South Korean and even Philippine Press as of now.

Of course I don’t think China will do anything about these Ships during their Delivery, but trust the United States (US) and their loyal Pinoy Doggies to use any News they can get hold of such as this to DEMONIZE China as Part of their Propaganda.

And oh, as usual, so nobody will forget, the Contract for these Vessels was signed in December 2021 under the Administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

The BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) Guided Missile Corvette of the Philippine Navy (PN) recently posted on its Facebook Page that it is, “… Sailing home soon …” It is scheduled to start its Journey from South Korea (SK) to the Philippines at the end of this Month of March of 2025.

Among others, it will hold the distinction of the very first Vessel of the PN that will be equipped with a Vertical Launch System (VLS), and from the Picture it looks like it is going to have 16 Cells. I thought before it was only going to have 12 based on a previous Picture of it, but now it is confirmed to have 16.

It will also be the first Vessel of the PN armed with a Gun-based Close In Weapons System (CIWS) which will be the Gokdeniz. The Contract for the BRP Malvar and its Sister Ship was signed back in December of 2021 under the Administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.