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Home» News»Germany Approves Export of Six Vessels to Egypt in 2.3 Billion € Deal
Germany Approves Export of Six Vessels to Egypt in 2.3 Billion € Deal
English: The first of two new MEKO A-200 frigates for the Algerian Naval Forces. Picture by Merzoug Gharbaz

Germany Approves Export of Six Vessels to Egypt in 2.3 Billion € Deal

Germany's Federal Government gave its green light for the delivery of six frigates to the Egyptian navy as part of a dea worth about 2.3 billion euros.

Xavier Vavasseur 04 Apr 2019

According to German newspaper BILD, the Budgets Committee gave the go-ahead for an export credit guarantee in order to secure the settlement of the deal.

The six vessels for the Egyptian Navy will be produced by Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). Three of the vessels will be MEKO A-200 frigates, a design already selected by two African navies: South Africa and Egypt. It is unclear what type the other three vessels will be.

Back in January, German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel announced a
500 million euros deal with Egypt for the export of a single MEKO 200 frigate to the Egyptian navy. It is not clear if the 2.3 billion deal announced today is linked to that one or if it comes in addition to it.

According to TKMS, The MEKO A-200 is a fighting vessel capable of full 4-dimensional warfare (AAW, ASW and ASuW, BCW). The frigate is designed for sustained operations across the full spectrum of general missions and tasks: patrol and interdiction, support of special force operations, SAR, and humanitarian operations.

In its baseline configuration, the MEKO A-200 has a length of 121 meters, a width of 16.3 metesr and a displacement of 3,700 tons.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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