06.01.2025, 20:23
Zitat:Germany Approves New Type 127 Air Defence Frigate Project
06 Jan 2025, 12:17 2 mins
Navy / Maritime
Germany Approves New Type 127 Air Defence Frigate Project TurDef
The German Federal Parliament's (Bundestag) budget committee has officially approved the procurement of Type 127 air defence frigates for the German Navy.
The German Navy's Type 127 program plans to acquire up to six additional air defence frigates to succeed the three Sachsen-class (Type 124/F124) frigates. The Sachsen-class air defence frigates served in the German Navy from 2004 to 2006 and are slated for decommissioning in the early 2030s.
The Type 127 air defence frigate can defend against hypersonic missiles and execute precision strikes.
The new five-plus-one Type 127 air defence frigates will be equipped with Lockheed Martin's Aegis combat management system (CMS).
After the German Federal Parliament endorses the Type 127 air defence frigate program, a design choice is anticipated in early 2025, with contract signing projected for later that year.
German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) has been designated to spearhead the new Type 127 air defence frigate development, with deliveries scheduled to commence in 2034.
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