The deal builds on years of cooperation between Renk and the German Navy, with the prior providing gearboxes for the F124 and F125 class ships. Damen Naval and Renk have signed a contract to supply ...
The frigates are being built entirely in German shipyards in Kiel, Hamburg and Wolgast. Damen has selected Leonardo’s OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano naval defence systems to equip the German Navy ...
Germany does not have an aircraft carrier, but is planning the largest frigate in the world - the F126. It is due to set sail in 2029 and will be suitable for submarine hunting or drone operations, ...
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks at the keel laying ceremony for the frigate F126 "Niedersachsen" at the Peene shipyard, Germany, June 2024. (Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty ...
Thales delivers updates on the subcontractors and sensors selected for the German F125 frigate programme. Pictured is a Damen Naval concept design of the German F126 frigates. (Damen Group) Thales ...
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved a preliminary agreement to establish production schedules for a potential order for Multi-purpose Combination (Mehrzweck-Kombination: MEKO) A-200 ...
Exasperated by the delayed F126 frigate programme, Germany has announced plans to purchase four MEKO A-200 frigates as an interim solution. The Bundeswehr underlined the “paramount importance” of ...
Damen Naval and project partner NVL Group held a steel cutting ceremony at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast, Germany for the first new multipurpose frigates for the German Navy. “We are proud to be able ...