An image of the MKS 180 frigate for theGerman Navy Image: BAAINBw/ MTG Marinetechnik

The German federal government has actually chosen Dutch shipbuilding team Damen as the primary service provider in the building and construction of a minimum of 4 multi-purpose battle frigates for the German Navy.

The MKS 180 frigates are Germany’s next-generation battleships, referred to as an “all-rounder” multi-purpose battle ship with compatible mission-specific components to cover a wide-range of marine goals.

Damen will certainly deal with German companion Blohm + Voss and also Thales on the agreement, which is still based on German legislative authorization.

The ships will certainly be constructed at Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg and also at various other shipyard areas coming from the north German shipyard team Lürssen, which obtained the Hamburg shipyard in 2016. Damen claims that by collaborating with Blohm + Voss, around 80 percent of the job’s overall invest will certainly occur inGermany Electronic systems will certainly be provided by Thales Nederland, the Dutch system of French multi-conglomerate Thales, with German devices giving around 70 percent of the solutions.

With over 5.2 billion euros allocated for the ships, the MKS 180 job rankings as one of biggest marine agreements in the background of the German militaries.

Following years of hold-ups, German’s Ministry of Defence released a tender for the 4 MKS 180 battleships in April 2019, welcoming proposals from Damen and also German Naval Yards, collaborating with ThyssenKruppMarine Systems The business were provided 3 months to prepare last proposals and also send them to the Germany’s Bundeswehr.

Previously, a collaboration including ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and also Lürssen was disallowed by Germany from bidding process on the tender.

In a declaration, Damen stated it was really happy and also completely satisfied to be picked as the winning prospective buyer.

“The only naval builder in the Netherlands is pleased with this selection to be main contractor in the German project and the division of work between German and Dutch industry. For the Netherlands, it provides national knowledge and expertise. This offers the Dutch Government the option, in the coming Dutch naval construction projects for frigates and submarines, to have these types of strategic programmes devised, engineered, managed and deployed in their own country,” Damen stated.

The 155-meter ships will certainly displace approximately 9,000 tonnes, with berth for 110 irreversible team and also approximately 70 added guests, which will certainly make them biggest battleships in the German Navy fleet. With an anticipated life-span of thirty years, the vessels will certainly be qualified globally procedures.

Delivery of the frigate is anticipated in 2023.

A decision from Germany parliament is anticipated in Spring 2020.