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attempted to intercept a drone which was flying towards it. Two guided missiles were fired, both failed to hit their target and fell into the sea. Spiegel sources blamed technical defects. Shortly after, it was revealed that it wasn't a Houthi drone but a friendly
American MQ-9 Reaper drone which was
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radar system designated as TRS-4D/LR ROT. It will be capable of tracking "very small and maneuverable" targets at distances of more than 400 km for air targets and up to 2,000 km for targets in earth orbit. This includes long-range ballistic missiles, allowing
Germany to participate in
953:. The flight deck is rated to accommodate a 15-metric-ton (15-long-ton; 17-short-ton) helicopter in conditions up to sea state 6. The helicopter handling system from MBB-Förder und Hebesysteme uses laser guided and computer controlled manipulator arms to secure the helicopter after landing.
775:. The primary improvement over the earlier vessels is the significantly reduced radar signature. The ships were designed with a capacity for an extra 270 long tons (270 t) of weight, to allow for future additions of new weapons and sensors without compromising the ships' efficiency.
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Steering is controlled via the Rudder Roll System, which communicates information about the ship's position and rudder dampening signals, allowing the ships to maintain "almost unprecedented stability" in as high as
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radar providing precise target tracking, a highly capable horizon search capability, and missile guidance using the
Interrupted Continuous Wave Illumination (ICWI) technique, thus allowing guidance of 32
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786:(CODAG) propulsion system. The two operating shafts work independently. The diesel engines are installed in a non-walkable sound-proof capsule. The shafts drive two five-bladed
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for purposes of training and evaluation. The first ship is planned to have its radar installed in 2024 and all three ships are to have been fitted with the new system by 2028.
639:, but the option for this fourth ship was not taken up. At €2.1 billion for the three ships, the class was one of the most expensive ship building programs of the German Navy.
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Before installation of the three shipborne radars commences, an additional first unit will in 2023 be installed at a coastal facility near the Naval School of
Technology at
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For this role the ships are equipped with an advanced sensor and weapons suite. The primary sensors for this role are the long range surveillance radar
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completed a series of live missile firings at the Point Mugu missile launch range off the coast of
California that included a total of 11
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launchers. In 2013, the German Navy considered modifying the ships' long-range search radar to allow the SM-2 missiles to be used in an
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The German government contracted for three ships in June 1996 with an option on a fourth that was provisionally to have been named
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features designed to deceive an opponent's radar and acoustic sensors. The class incorporates an advanced multifunction radar
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of 5 m (16 ft 5 in), though the draft increases to 7 m (23 ft 0 in) at the sonar array in the
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Operations with
American carrier groups continued through the 2000s and 2010s, including inter-operability exercises with
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In August 2021, the German armed forces' procurement agency (BAAINBw) awarded a contract to German and
Israeli companies
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missiles in flight simultaneously, including 16 in the terminal guidance phase. The ships are also equipped with two
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These ships were optimized for the anti-air warfare role. The primary anti-air weapons are the 32-cell Mk 41 Mod 10
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802:(15,000 kW). The total 51,600 hp (38,500 kW) propulsion system provides a top speed of 29
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1432:. Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called it "the Navy's most dangerous mission in decades".
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long-range radar which is purported to be capable of detecting stealth aircraft and stealth missiles.
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had agreed to procure two destroyers from Germany for €1 billion. These had been rumored to be
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The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems
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successfully intercepted two Houthi drones using her 76mm cannon and the RIM-116 missiles.
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Lok, Joris Janssen (October 2005). "Live firing tests rewrite the guiding principles".
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of 570 m (1,870 ft). The frigates have a crew of 38 officers, 64
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1025:-class frigates will have their obsolete SMART-L long-range radar replaced by a new
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Block IIIA missiles. The tests included firings against target drones such as the
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1811:"German navy almost shot down US drone over Red Sea — reports – DW – 02/28/2024"
1787:"Red Sea: Pistorius visits German ship set for Houthi mission – DW – 02/20/2024"
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of the NATO Standing Maritime Force 1 in January 2013. In March 2015,
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misidentified and fired upon for reasons yet unknown. On January 29,
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are equipped with a flight deck and hangar that can accommodate two
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launchers. The ships are also equipped with two four-cell RGM-84
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1914:"Israel Navy's New SA'AR 6 Corvette Begins Initial Sea Trials"
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radar providing very long range surveillance while APAR is an
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The same Hensoldt/IAI system has also been selected by the
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took part in training operations with the United States'
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Although designated as frigates, they are comparable to
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in order to replace its stationary HR-3000 - or HADR (
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in capability and were intended to replace the Navy's
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air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (
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1965:Destroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact
1460:-class vessels. Eventually, Israel purchased four
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655:continued the construction program of the former
558:equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles
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312:long-range air and surface surveillance radar (
1765:"German Navy vessels make port call in Angola"
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1477:List of naval ship classes in service
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1313:anti-ship missiles. While serving in
1034:efforts. It is not planned to fit an
693:General characteristics and machinery
2005:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1948:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
277:29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
2139:List of frigates of the German Navy
1912:Vavasseur, Xavier (11 March 2020).
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1335:-class ships have been assigned to
1317:Standing Maritime Force 1 in 2004,
853:Block IIIA missiles and thirty-two
216:17.44 m (57 ft 3 in)
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682:s were ordered to replace the old
630:Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
345:surveillance and tracking system (
208:143 m (469 ft 2 in)
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1986:. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing.
1046:systems will also be modernised.
486:launchers with 21 surface-to-air/
1984:Seaforth World Naval Review 2013
1737:Gorman, Timothy (4 April 2013).
1714:[2nd Frigate Squadron].
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196:5,690 long tons (5,780 t) (
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994:9600-M ARPA navigation radars.
922:Modular Naval Artillery Concept
901:. They are also armed with two
580:'s latest class of air-defense
224:6 m (19 ft 8 in)
1767:. DefenseWeb. 24 February 2015
1659:Ruzhelnyk, Olga (2021-09-06).
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932:of 10 rounds per minute.
1:
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1055:Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
973:and the multi-function radar
895:76-millimeter (3 in) gun
628:Block IIIA and point-defence
246:controllable-pitch propellers
1686:"CCSG 12 Visits FGS Sachsen"
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60:Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
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1963:Osborne, Eric W. (2005).
1741:. US Navy. Archived from
1688:. US Navy. Archived from
1610:Jane's Navy International
905:27 mm (1.1 in)
847:vertical launching system
841:launching an SM-2 missile
788:variable-pitch propellers
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632:surface-to-air missiles.
237:(combined diesel and gas)
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988:semi-active radar homing
859:Rolling Airframe Missile
2027:Fregatte SACHSEN-Klasse
2001:Wertheim, Eric (2007).
1982:Waters, Conrad (2012).
790:. The General Electric
784:combined diesel and gas
773:watertight compartments
471:surface-to-air missiles
347:fitted for but not with
263:General Electric LM2500
178:General characteristics
2744:Sachsen-class frigates
1531:Shivalik-class frigate
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516:Anti-submarine warfare
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356:9600-M multi-function
21:Sachsen-class ironclad
1555:Osborne, pp. 161, 174
1435:On January 28, 2024,
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998:Modernisation efforts
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447:Anti-aircraft warfare
293:230 crew + 13 aircrew
2180:Ship classes of the
1745:on 25 September 2015
1357:(Frigate Squadron).
1271:Dwight D. Eisenhower
875:For defense against
818:(V) and 115 V.
125:700 million per unit
2739:Frigates of Germany
1490:De Zeven Provinciën
1354:Fregattengeschwader
918:Panzerhaubitze 2000
855:Evolved Sea Sparrow
752:; the ships have a
620:De Zeven Provinciën
391:Electronic warfare
1865:The Jerusalem Post
1692:on 22 January 2016
1411:South African Navy
1339:Einsatzflottille 2
1299:BQM-74E Chukar III
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1281:in the background.
1215:14 September 2001
1021:, under which the
1008:Thales Deutschland
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926:F125-class frigate
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591:but with enhanced
496:Anti-ship missiles
465:Block IIIA and 32
300:processing systems
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1893:. 17 January 2014
1867:. 7 December 2013
1494:, The Netherlands
1416:In January 2024,
1397:and the frigates
1377:Mediterranean Sea
1309:and air-launched
1303:BQM-34S Firebee I
1274:on the right and
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1176:1 September 2000
1146:31 December 2003
1143:29 November 2002
1069:Air Defense Radar
912:In January 2003,
866:anti-ship missile
778:The ships of the
712:The ships of the
687:-class destroyers
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508:anti-ship missile
405:6 Sippican Hycor
109:Baden-Württemberg
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1140:20 January 2001
1137:1 February 1999
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1062:German Air Force
1053:in the state of
1004:Atlas Elektronik
897:manufactured by
800:brake horsepower
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544:Aircraft carried
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429:OTO-Melara 76 mm
335:Thales Nederland
321:Thales Nederland
307:Thales Nederland
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1249:Service history
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1179:16 August 2002
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2433:Frankenthal
2253:Brandenburg
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1718:(in German)
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653:German Navy
587:Brandenburg
578:German Navy
556:helicopters
532:MU90 Impact
440:autocannons
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341:long-range
266:gas turbine
96:Brandenburg
91:Preceded by
85:German Navy
2733:Categories
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2677:Wangerooge
2632:Walchensee
2547:Gorch Fock
2468:Submarines
2457:Mühlhausen
2359:153 Klasse
2321:Silbermöwe
2190:Destroyers
1935:References
1918:Naval News
1897:24 January
1871:24 January
1846:2024-04-05
1820:2024-02-29
1796:2024-02-29
1771:12 October
1696:12 October
1670:2021-10-19
1328:Enterprise
1311:Kormoran 1
1262:USNS
1104:Delivered
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877:submarines
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290:Complement
229:Propulsion
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1923:17 August
1722:18 August
1544:Footnotes
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1101:Launched
1091:Call sign
1002:In 2013,
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535:torpedoes
523:2 triple
510:launchers
379:STN Atlas
372:STN Atlas
354:STN Atlas
198:Full load
162:Cancelled
154:Completed
133:1999–2006
73:Operators
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2669:Eisvogel
2616:Lüneburg
2441:Kulmbach
2393:Gunboats
2374:Albatros
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1616:: 38–40.
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1471:See also
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1095:Builder
1015:Hensoldt
938:and her
830:Armament
812:kilowatt
665:frigates
649:Cold War
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560:Sea Skua
529:EuroTorp
416:Armament
409:launcher
343:infrared
49:Builders
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2449:Ensdorf
2416:warfare
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2092:Hamburg
2085:Sachsen
2071:Sachsen
1840:Reuters
1533:, India
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1458:Sachsen
1448:Exports
1381:Hamburg
1333:Sachsen
1319:Sachsen
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1258:Hamburg
1159:Hamburg
1133:Hamburg
1120:Sachsen
1023:Sachsen
971:SMART-L
936:Sachsen
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714:Sachsen
708:in 2007
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680:Sachsen
669:Sachsen
613:Lütjens
601:SMART-L
593:stealth
576:is the
572:Sachsen
505:Harpoon
337:Sirius
310:SMART-L
187:Frigate
146:Planned
2709:Planet
2624:Berlin
2484:XXIII
2425:Lindau
2403:Thetis
2382:Gepard
2329:Jaguar
2245:Bremen
2099:Hessen
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1362:Hessen
1264:Bridge
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1067:Hughes
1030:NATOs
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907:MLG 27
792:LM2500
750:rudder
702:Hessen
667:. The
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643:Design
599:and a
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366:radars
362:J band
328:I band
314:D band
205:Length
170:Active
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2568:Rhein
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2455:742A
2380:143A
2366:Tiger
2353:Zobel
2345:Hugin
2126:class
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1110:Fate
1087:Name
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551:or 2
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407:SRBOC
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282:Range
274:Speed
235:CODAG
221:Draft
130:Built
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