German Combat Ship Order Faces Delays Over Production Problems
A model of the F126 Frigate Ship at the Berlin Security Conference on European Security and Defence.
Photographer: John Macdougall/AFP/Getty ImagesGermany’s armed forces face delays to one of its biggest procurement projects, six new multipurpose combat ships.
The Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval was awarded contracts for the F126 frigates worth nearly €9 billion ($10.5 billion) from Germany, but recently informed officials in Berlin about production problems, the German defense ministry said.