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7/19/2025, 7:28:47 AM
>Option 2: F127 as the high-end solution with a long start-up time
>Parallel to the F126 crisis, the F127 frigate project is progressing. These ships are designed to replace the F124 Sachsen class and are due to enter service from the mid-2030s. Their main task is state-of-the-art air defence - engagement of air targets including a contribution to defence against ballistic and hypersonic missiles. With a displacement of around 10,000 tonnes and the integration of the American AEGIS combat system with 64 vertical launch cells (VLS), they will close a crucial capability gap.
>TKMS and NVL entered into a joint venture for the construction of the F127 in September 2024. The utilisation of the TKMS-owned shipyard in Wismar is intended to ease the pressure on other German naval shipyards. However, despite the political urgency and the creation of industrial conditions for construction to begin as early as 2025, the F127 is not a quick solution. Its complexity and dependence on long-range items such as the Aegis system mean that it will not be able to close the immediate capability gap caused by the F126 delays. In any case, there is a serious conceptual difference between F126 and F127.
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>Parallel to the F126 crisis, the F127 frigate project is progressing. These ships are designed to replace the F124 Sachsen class and are due to enter service from the mid-2030s. Their main task is state-of-the-art air defence - engagement of air targets including a contribution to defence against ballistic and hypersonic missiles. With a displacement of around 10,000 tonnes and the integration of the American AEGIS combat system with 64 vertical launch cells (VLS), they will close a crucial capability gap.
>TKMS and NVL entered into a joint venture for the construction of the F127 in September 2024. The utilisation of the TKMS-owned shipyard in Wismar is intended to ease the pressure on other German naval shipyards. However, despite the political urgency and the creation of industrial conditions for construction to begin as early as 2025, the F127 is not a quick solution. Its complexity and dependence on long-range items such as the Aegis system mean that it will not be able to close the immediate capability gap caused by the F126 delays. In any case, there is a serious conceptual difference between F126 and F127.
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