16.10.2022, 08:56
Zitat:TKMS Delivers First MEKO A-200 EN Frigate To Egypthttps://www.navalnews.com/event-news/eur...-to-egypt/
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems today handed over the first-of-class MEKO® A-200 EN to the Navy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. [...] A total of four ships were ordered, with the first three units produced in Germany and the fourth vessel built by Alexandria Shipyard in Egypt. At today’s ceremony in Bremerhaven, the frigate “AL-AZIZ” was accepted by the Egyptian Navy after only 38 months of the contract becoming effective. [...]
The class will be heavily armed with a Leonardo 127/64 LW 127 mm main gun (possibly with VULCANO ammunition), 16x MM-40 Exocet block 3 anti-ship missiles, 32x VLS for MBDA VL MICA NG surface to air missiles (the ship is the first platform and customer for this new missile).
Schneemann