German Navy F125 frigate class ships from left to right: Sachsen-Anhalt (F224), Nordrhein-Westfalen (F223) and Baden-Wurttemberg (F222). These are three of four F125 class warships that will undergo ...

The German Navy plans to equip its F125-class frigates with a new air defense system based on the IRIS-T SLM missile, in an initiative aimed at significantly enhancing the ships’ protection against ...

Diehl Defence will build prototypes and conduct test firings to support IRIS-T SLM integration on the German Navy’s F125 frigates.

The budget committee of the German parliament has approved the maritime adaptation of Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile system for the German ...

The integration of IRIS-T SLM on the F125 frigates ensures that the navy will be able to counter future airspace threat ...

BAAINBw, Germany’s procurement office, signed a contract on October 2, 2026, with Diehl Defence to adapt the IRIS-T SLM, a surface-to-air missile system for the German Navy’s four ...

The German Navy's IPD24 mission making a stop at Changi Naval Base on 2 October 2024. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat) Germany's Baden-Württemberg (Type 125) frigate class is assessed to be suitable for ...

Germany is building an innovative frigate for sustained low-intensity conflicts, from fighting pirates to peacekeeping. But it’s not only at sea that new designs and technologies are changing the ...

July 17, 2026: Last month, Germany canceled plans to build six F126 frigates. These ships were supposed to cost about $21 billion in total, nearly double the original price. One F126 was under ...

Image of the German Navy’s Rheinland-Pfalz (F225), a Baden-Württemberg class (F125 class) frigate. The same MEKO hull to be used for the next generation air defence frigate, F127. Credit: Thyssenkrupp ...

GE Marine reports that the German Navy’s Baden-Württemberg(F125-class) frigatewas christened in December 2013, powered by a GE LM2500 gas turbine-based propulsion system. The christening ceremony was ...

Two coalition naval vessels arrived at Norfolk naval base Jan. 26 and 28, to conduct training and operations as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG). The Royal Norwegian Navy ...