Delay and Financial Distress: the Navy's Largest Battleship Before the End

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The frigate 126 is to become the largest battleship of the Bundeswehr. However, after delays the project is on the tip.

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In January 2020, the German Ministry of Defense announced that it had selected a consortium led by Dutch shipbuilder Damen to procure four new multi-role frigates [Mehrzweckkampfchiff 180 or MKS 180] in a contract worth around €5 billion. This came at the expense of TKMS [formerly ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems],... This article Construction of German F-126 frigates puts Dutch Damen in difficulty first appeared on Zone Militaire.

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According to a media report, the problems with the construction of the new frigate 126 of the Navy in Wolgast have become more acute. Even one out of the project is in the room. Expert Johannes Peters from the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University assesses the situation differently.