The German Navy announced yesterday the selection of the NH90 NFH maritime helicopter as the replacement for its ageing Lynx anti-submarine warfare helicopters.
On July 17, the Bundeswehr Inspector General announced the procurement of the future Type 707 replenishment oilers for the German Navy. In 2018, Germany announced that the two existing Type 704 Rhön-class tankers will be decommissioned in 2025. The future vessels will be significantly more efficient than the previous ones, the Navy press office announced.
The NH90 Sea Lion for the German Navy successfully completed mission demonstrations for relevant roles, including SAR missions, in July.
After years of delay, the German Navy officially commissioned the first F125 frigate Baden-Württemberg on June 17, 2019.
A keel laying ceremony took place today at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast for the first of five K130 Batch II Corvettes for the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). The Corvette is named “Köln”.
In a news article recently published on its website and titled “MKS 180: The K Stands for Kombat”, the German Navy (Deutsche Marine) outlines the future capabilities of its next class of surface combatant: The MKS 180.
On February 7th, the Bundeswehr and Lürssen Werft shipyard officially launched the construction of the first of five new K130 Braunschweig-class Corvettes for the German Navy (Marine).
The German defense procurement agency (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr; BAAINBw) selected two sensor systems for the future K130 Batch 2 Corvettes
