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Budget Committee Approves Procurement of Four Frigates of the Class 125
BERLIN --- The budget committee of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag), in its current meeting, approved the conclusion of a contract for the construction, building and supply of four frigates of the class 125.
The Type 125 frigate (F 125) differs substantially from the existing frigates and is intended as a substantial component for the new armed forces category of the stabilization forces.
The F 125 is intended for multinational and joint military operations in the end of the spectrum of peace-stabilizing measures appropriate to middle intensity and long duration.
Apart from maritime stabilization operations, the F125 is particularly suited for defense against asymmetrical threats, tactical fire support of troops ashore, the support of special forces and the support of evacuation operations. The F125 thus constitutes a substantial step in the transformation of the German Federal Armed Forces, and the navy’s reorientation.
With a comparatively small crew of approximately 120 men, the F125 will be able to fulfill this broad mission spectrum thanks to consistent technical innovations and a design based on the intensive use concept.
According to present plans, the four F 125 frigates will enter service in the middle of the next decade.
The main contractor is the BAD F 125 consortium, consisting of the companies ThyssenKrupp Naval Systems and Friedrich Luerssen Werft shipyards. The participation of Peene-Werft shipyard in the manufacturing phase a been agreed.
The F125 project contributes considerably to the maintaining military engineering core abilities in Germany and will secures approx. 500 jobs in direct manufacturing, as well as a further 300 jobs in supporting industry.
The portion of the orders intended for German-based companies is 87 % of the complete order value.
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From:
F125 class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preliminary Specifications
(Note that the final design may differ.)
Length: 150m
Beam: 18 m
Draft: 5 m
Displacement: around 6800t
Propulsion: CODLAG
1 20MW gas turbine
2 4.7MW electric motors
4 2.9MW diesel generators
3 gearboxes: 2 for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gasturbines to them.
2 shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 20kts on diesel only, 26—27kts max.
Range: 4000nm
1 1MW bow thruster
Sensors:
1 Phased array radar
2(?) navigation radars
IFF mode S
Sonar
Laser warning
FL1800S ESM suite
Communications: Link 11, Link 16, Link 22
Countermeasures:
4 Decoy launchers
ECM
Armament:
8 anti-ship missiles, either RGM-84 Harpoon or RBS 15 Mk4
VLS Mk.41 48-cell launcher (SM-2 and ESSM [Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile] or Tomahawk's)
2 RAM surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each
1 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun
4 27 mm MLG 27 autocannon
5 12.7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets
2 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled)
Water cannons
Other equipment:
2 search lights
Submarine ROVs
4 11 m dinghies, over 40kts fast
Space for two 6.1 m container
Hangar facility: 2 MH-90 helicopters
Complement: 160 (including 50 KSK/commando)
Type 124:
Sachsen class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Specifications
Length: 143.0 m
Beam: 17.44 m
Draft: 5.0 m
Tonnage: 5,690 tons
Propulsion: combined diesel and gas system
2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers
2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4MW each
1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine,
2 Renk ASM 195 F gearboxes (for the diesel engines)
1 Renk AS 2/290 gearbox (gas turbine and cross connection)
4 1000kW Deutz 16/628 diesel-generators
Range: 4000+ nautical miles at 18kts, 21 days endurance
Maximum Speed: 29kts (18kts on diesels alone)
Sensors:
2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars
1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
1 Thales Nederlands APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
1 Thales Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with)
1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar
Countermeasures:
1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite
6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher
Communication: Link 16 and Link 11
Armament:
1 vertical launch system with 32 cells for 32 ESSM (4 per cell) and 24 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each
2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher
1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun
2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons (replacing Rheinmetall Rh-202 cannons)
2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedo
Hangar for 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters
Endurance: 3 weeks
Complement: 230+13
Thoughts on comparison to the smaller Type 124?
Budget Committee Approves Procurement of Four Frigates of the Class 125
BERLIN --- The budget committee of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag), in its current meeting, approved the conclusion of a contract for the construction, building and supply of four frigates of the class 125.
The Type 125 frigate (F 125) differs substantially from the existing frigates and is intended as a substantial component for the new armed forces category of the stabilization forces.
The F 125 is intended for multinational and joint military operations in the end of the spectrum of peace-stabilizing measures appropriate to middle intensity and long duration.
Apart from maritime stabilization operations, the F125 is particularly suited for defense against asymmetrical threats, tactical fire support of troops ashore, the support of special forces and the support of evacuation operations. The F125 thus constitutes a substantial step in the transformation of the German Federal Armed Forces, and the navy’s reorientation.
With a comparatively small crew of approximately 120 men, the F125 will be able to fulfill this broad mission spectrum thanks to consistent technical innovations and a design based on the intensive use concept.
According to present plans, the four F 125 frigates will enter service in the middle of the next decade.
The main contractor is the BAD F 125 consortium, consisting of the companies ThyssenKrupp Naval Systems and Friedrich Luerssen Werft shipyards. The participation of Peene-Werft shipyard in the manufacturing phase a been agreed.
The F125 project contributes considerably to the maintaining military engineering core abilities in Germany and will secures approx. 500 jobs in direct manufacturing, as well as a further 300 jobs in supporting industry.
The portion of the orders intended for German-based companies is 87 % of the complete order value.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi...4&modele=jdc_1
From:
F125 class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preliminary Specifications
(Note that the final design may differ.)
Length: 150m
Beam: 18 m
Draft: 5 m
Displacement: around 6800t
Propulsion: CODLAG
1 20MW gas turbine
2 4.7MW electric motors
4 2.9MW diesel generators
3 gearboxes: 2 for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gasturbines to them.
2 shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 20kts on diesel only, 26—27kts max.
Range: 4000nm
1 1MW bow thruster
Sensors:
1 Phased array radar
2(?) navigation radars
IFF mode S
Sonar
Laser warning
FL1800S ESM suite
Communications: Link 11, Link 16, Link 22
Countermeasures:
4 Decoy launchers
ECM
Armament:
8 anti-ship missiles, either RGM-84 Harpoon or RBS 15 Mk4
VLS Mk.41 48-cell launcher (SM-2 and ESSM [Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile] or Tomahawk's)
2 RAM surface-to-air missile launcher/CIWS, 21 cells each
1 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun
4 27 mm MLG 27 autocannon
5 12.7 mm Hitrole-NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets
2 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled)
Water cannons
Other equipment:
2 search lights
Submarine ROVs
4 11 m dinghies, over 40kts fast
Space for two 6.1 m container
Hangar facility: 2 MH-90 helicopters
Complement: 160 (including 50 KSK/commando)
Type 124:
Sachsen class frigate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Specifications
Length: 143.0 m
Beam: 17.44 m
Draft: 5.0 m
Tonnage: 5,690 tons
Propulsion: combined diesel and gas system
2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers
2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4MW each
1 General Electric LM2500 gas turbine,
2 Renk ASM 195 F gearboxes (for the diesel engines)
1 Renk AS 2/290 gearbox (gas turbine and cross connection)
4 1000kW Deutz 16/628 diesel-generators
Range: 4000+ nautical miles at 18kts, 21 days endurance
Maximum Speed: 29kts (18kts on diesels alone)
Sensors:
2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band ARPA radars
1 Thales Nederland SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
1 Thales Nederlands APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
1 Thales Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with)
1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar
Countermeasures:
1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite
6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher
Communication: Link 16 and Link 11
Armament:
1 vertical launch system with 32 cells for 32 ESSM (4 per cell) and 24 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each
2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher
1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun
2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons (replacing Rheinmetall Rh-202 cannons)
2 triple torpedo launchers with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedo
Hangar for 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or 2 NH90 helicopters
Endurance: 3 weeks
Complement: 230+13
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