TKMS has advanced the design of Germany\u2019s planned F127 air-defence frigate, a warship intended to intercept ballistic missiles beyond the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. The German shipbuilder said the first vessel could be delivered by the mid-2030s if a contract is awarded soon.<\/p>\n
A400 FC, the TKMS-led project company, developed the design with Germany\u2019s defence ministry, the German Navy, the BAAINBw procurement agency and industry partners. Based on the MEKO A400 platform, the frigate is being tailored for long-range air defence and ballistic missile defence.<\/p>\n
The F127 is intended to protect naval formations and operate wherever air and missile defence is required. It would also serve as a mobile sea-based element of NATO\u2019s integrated air-defence network.<\/p>\n
Updated customer requirements have largely determined the vessel\u2019s current size. Sensors, effectors, command-and-weapon-control systems, energy demands, and space and weight reserves have all shaped the design.<\/p>\n
TKMS said the platform\u2019s size, cost and technical configuration were being derived directly from the capabilities required by the customer. The MEKO-based design also provides growth capacity for the later integration of new sensors, effectors and other technologies.<\/p>\n
TKMS is working with Rheinmetall within A400 FC to combine the industrial and technical capabilities required for the project. The companies expect 90% of the programme\u2019s added value to be generated in Germany through shipbuilding, system integration, sensors, propulsion systems, electronics and jobs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn close collaboration with the BAAINBw, the Ministry of Defense, the Navy, and the other involved agencies, the F127 design has been significantly advanced,\u201d TKMS Chief Executive Oliver Burkhard said. \u201cAt our customer\u2019s request, we have developed a solution that reliably meets the exacting requirements while taking into account industrial feasibility and an ambitious timeline.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNinety percent of the value added would be generated in Germany: this includes shipbuilding, system integration, sensors, drives, electronics, and of course jobs,\u201d Burkhard said. \u201cIf the contract is awarded promptly, the first ship can be delivered by the mid-2030s.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TKMS has advanced the design of Germany\u2019s planned F127 air-defence frigate, a warship intended to intercept ballistic missiles…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-8814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}