Philippine Navy plans to receive next year BRP Antonio Luna FF-151 multi-role guided missile frigate.

According to information published by the Manila Standard website on August 11, 2020, the BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151), the second Jose Rizal-class multi-role guided missile frigate ordered by the Philippine Navy will be delivered by January or February next year.
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The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) during its ceremonial launching at Ulsan, South Korea. (Picture source Facebook Philippine Defense Page)

Philippine Navy chief, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said, we are expecting FF-151 January or February 2021, still ahead of the delivery date per contract, which is March 2021.

The BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) is the second ship of the Jose Rizal-class frigate, ordered for future service with the Philippine Navy. As for the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) missile-frigate, the BRP Antonio Luna was designed and built by South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) based on the "HDF-2600 Frigate Design", which in turn was derived from the Incheon-class frigate of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN).

Both vessels were ordered by Manila under a PHP16 billion (USD315 million) contract awarded to HHI in 2016, with an additional PHP2 billion set aside for weapon systems and munitions, according to the state-owned Philippine News Agency (PNA).

The steel cutting ceremony of the BRP Antonio Luna was was held on 17 September 2018 in HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The keel laying ceremony was held on 23 May 2019 and the ship was launched on May 23, 2019.

Jose Rizal-class frigates are powered by four MTU-STX 12V2000-M41B diesel generators, each producing around 650 kW. The ship can sail at a maximum speed of 25 kn (46.3 kph; 28.8 mph) with a maximum cruising range of 4500 nmi (8,334 km) and an endurance of 30 days. It can accommodate up yo 110 people with a crew 65 sailors.

Jose Rizal-class frigates are armed with launchers one OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun, one ASELSAN SMASH 30mm gun, four S&T Motiv K6 .50 cal 12.7mm machine guns, one Close-in weapon system (FFBNW), four LIGNex1 SSM-700K C-Star anti-ship missiles on twin canisters, two SEA triple torpedo tubes for K745 Blue Shark torpedo, two MBDA Mistral Simbad-RC twin launchers and 8-cell Vertical Launching System (FFBNW).

The Jose Rizal-class frigates are also equipped with a flight deck and an enclosed hangar facility to accommodate one AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter. The AW159 Wildcat is a British military helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland. It is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx designed to serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue, and anti-surface warfare roles.