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Home» News»Video: Thales Aboard F126 Frigates of the German Navy
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Video: Thales Aboard F126 Frigates of the German Navy

Federiko Krommendijk, deputy project director for the F126 program, explains Thales's role aboard the future frigates of the German Navy (also known as Fregatte Klasse 126 and previously known as MKS180).

Xavier Vavasseur 28 Jun 2022

Damen and Thales signed on November 17, 2020, the contract for the delivery and full integration of Thales’s Mission and Combat System for the four F126 frigates contracted by the German Navy.

One of the largest ever in Thales’s history, this contract includes the comprehensive Tacticos Combat Management System and the AWWS (Above Water Warfare System) Fire Control Cluster.

Here are some of the equipment that Thales will be providing:

  • Tacticos combat management system
  • Satcom system
  • APAR Block 2 x-band multifunction radar for AWWS
  • Gatekeeper 360° IR/TV system
  • Mirador MK2 EO tracking and observation system

Other equipment (non Thales) that will be fuzed with the Thales systems (Tacticos + AWWS):

  • MK41 VLS for ESSM Block 2
  • Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
  • KORA C-ESM and R-ESM
  • MASS decoy launchers
  • TRS-4D c-band air and surface surveillance radar
  • RAM CIWS
  • 127mm main gun with Vulcano extended range precision munition

Thales’s Mission and Combat System includes the comprehensive Tacticos Combat Management System and the AWWS (Above Water Warfare System) Fire Control Cluster. The contract includes four ship systems, logistic services and multiple land-based test and training sites, as well as the option for two additional ships.

F126 Main Characteristics

F126 frigate
Photo: Damen Naval.

Length: approximately 155 meters at waterline
Displacement: maximum 10,400 tonnes
Accommodation: 110 crew, 70 passengers
Operating endurance: 24 months
Operating area: worldwide
Ice class: 1C / E1 for sea areas with ice formation
Service life: 30 years

F126 Missions

The F126 will be a multi-mission platform. Built-in modules designed for specific military missions will make this possible. These mission modules are at the heart of what “multipurpose combat ship” means in practice.

Self-defense and combat missions
Creation of a maritime picture above and under water
Maritime surveillance and embargo control, including VBSS
Military evacuation in crisis situations
Escort for merchant ships
Command of a naval task force

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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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