Germany Approves Four More MEKO A-200 Frigates, Eight in Total
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The budget committee of the Bundestag approved the purchase of further frigates for the navy.
Already in July, the Committee on Budgets gave the green light for the procurement of four frigates of the type Meko A-200. Now four more ships are added. The first one is to be handed over to the navy in three years.
Following the approval by the German Parliament's Committee on Budgets, Kiel Shipyard is now to build a total of eight of the Meko A-200 battleships for the German Navy. They serve as a replacement for the F126 frigates' major project, which failed in the summer.
The German Bundestag’s Budget Committee has approved the purchase of four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates, in addition to the four already approved. This brings the total number of frigates for the German Navy to eight. The first frigate is scheduled to be delivered in 2029. It should be noted that the approval for the purchase of the first […] The article Germany approves the purchase of four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates was first publ…
On October 8, the Bundestag Budget Committee approved the purchase of four more F128 frigates. This will expand the program, which replaces the canceled F126s, to eight ships. The first unit is scheduled to be delivered to the German Navy by the end of 2029.
The geographical focus will be especially on the North Sea and the Baltic, although the units will also be able to operate in the Atlantic and northern regions.The choice of a platform specifically prepared for the anti-submarine war also responds to the increasing importance that this type of capacity has acquired in European naval planning.
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