The tactical data link system that was exclusively installed for BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) is called “Link P,” according to Hanwha Systems overseas business support manager Samsoo Kim.
Hanwha Systems is a company in South Korea that has been developing products that can operate in future combat environment.
In an interview with reporters, Kim said Link P could communicate with other similar tactical data link systems.
The system also has a 32-digit key code encryption to ensure data security, he added.
Kim said hacking the password of the system “takes million years,” making it hard for cyberbandits.
“That’s the theory, 32 digits is a very long password. The Philippine Navy can randomly put in this system [the password],” Kim said.
The two frigates were fitted for but not supplied with Link 16, a military tactical data link used by the navies of countries belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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But Hanwha Systems was able to install Link P, making the two Philippine warships communicate with similar data link systems.
Link P is being used by South Korea’s warships and submarines.
On Thursday, BRP Jose Rizal was formally launched in Ulsan, where Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) shipyard is located.
BRP Antonio Luna, meanwhile, had its keel laid.
Both events were attended by high-ranking HHI executives and top military and defense officials.
In October 2016, the Philippines and HHI signed a P16- billion contract for the two frigates with another P2 billion for its weapon systems and its munition.
Armed Forces chief Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. and Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad said the ships would be used for patrolling Philippine territories, especially the hotly contested South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
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