German MCM-Replacement Fails, Current Fleet To Receive Life-Extension
The German MCM replacement has failed over cost and capability concerns. A life extension of the existing fleet is to follow.
The German MCM replacement has failed over cost and capability concerns. A life extension of the existing fleet is to follow.

The US has approved the potential sale of up to 80 MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes to Germany for its future P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
The first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on-schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters’ site in Donauwörth, Germany, on 30 November 2023.
The German Armed Forces will equip Frankenthal-class MCM vessels with new “SeaCat” Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for mine countermeasures.
German government announced that the German Navy’s Brandenburg-class frigates will be fitted with Saab RBS-15 Mk 3 anti-ship missiles.
The German BAAINBw is handing over six P-3C ORION aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force on behalf of the German Defense Ministry.
Germany’s NVL Group held a keel-laying ceremony for the German Navy’s first Type 707 replenishment oiler on August 08, 2023 in Rostock.
NVL Group signed a contract with the BAAINBw for the construction of three new SIGINT and reconnaissance ships for the German Navy.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri inked a contract for on-demand servicing of Type 212A submarines of the German Navy.
Germany’s Bundeswehr released a comprehensive document outlining the new force posture for the German Navy with a target date of 2035.