Rheinmetall Plans to Take Over F126 Frigate Project, Welt Says
A model of an F126 Frigate on display at the Berlin Security Conference.
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Rheinmetall AG expects a swift restart on construction of F126-class frigates for the German Navy with a plan to take over the project that’s currently running behind schedule, the head of the company’s Maritime Systems division told Welt am Sonntag.
“We expect to be awarded the contract for the F126 frigate this summer as the general contractor,” Tim Wagner said in an interview. “We want to speed up production times and deliver the first of the six planned frigates in the second half of 2031,” Wagner was cited as saying.