
Damen Cuts First Steel for German F126 Frigates
On December 5, 2023, Damen cut the first steel for the new multi-purpose F126 frigate marking the start of the construction for the German Navy.

On December 5, 2023, Damen cut the first steel for the new multi-purpose F126 frigate marking the start of the construction for the German Navy.
Damen press release The 27mm cal. MLG27 4.0 light naval gun is a member of the new SeaSnake RCWS family of products made by Rheinmetall
ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH has been commissioned by Thales Netherlands to equip the frigate 126 with anti-submarine warfare mission modules (F126 MM ASW).
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a contract with Damen Naval for the delivery of 8 × MAN 32/44CR propulsion engines.
Damen Naval and Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems have signed a contract to deliver 16 mtu diesel generator sets, for the four new F126 Frigates for the German Navy.
Kongsberg Maritime Sweden AB (KONGSBERG) announced a contract award with Damen Naval to supply four shipsets of KONGSBERG Controllable Pitch Propeller systems along with associated hubs, blades, hubcaps, and shaft lines, for the German Navy’s new F-126 frigates.
Federiko Krommendijk, deputy project director for the F126 program, explains Thales’s role aboard the future frigates of the German Navy.
The general contractor Damen Naval and RENK have signed a contract to supply gearboxes and innovative electric propulsion systems, initially for four new 126 Class (F126) frigates for the German Navy.
Damen Naval signed a contract with ABB to supply its Onboard DC Grid systems for all four F126 frigates that are under construction for the German Navy.
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT has signed a contract worth over a hundred million Euros with mission combat system integrator Thales, to deliver its TRS-4D naval radar to the future multi-purpose frigates F126 of the German Navy.