Category: Armed Forces

Change of command on the frigate Lübeck

Change of command on the frigate Lübeck

Gepostet von | 25 Feb 2021 | , , | 0

She is the last Class 122 frigate in active service and now she has a new boss: Frigate Captain Kai Röckel has been given command of the frigate Lübeck by the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Captain Dirk Jacobus. Previously, frigate captain Mathias Rix had been responsible for the men and women on board since September 2019. He bid an emotional farewell with the words: "I look back on an intensive and fulfilling time in command on board the last two Class 122 frigates and am proud to have successfully mastered the tasks behind us together with my crews. The...

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Hensoldt modernises radar systems on the K 130

Hensoldt modernises radar systems on the K 130

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2021 | , , , | 0

The German sensor company Hensoldt will modernise the radar systems of initially two corvettes of the first batch of class 130 as well as a shore-based system. The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has placed a corresponding order as part of a programme to eliminate the obsolescence of the corvettes. The deliveries are scheduled to take place in the course of this year. The ships, which have been in service since 2008, are equipped with the TRS-3D three-dimensional multifunction radar for air and sea surveillance. It has a range of more than two hundred kilometres and is capable of tracking more than 750 targets. By coupling it with the Hensoldt MSSR 2000 I identification system, the...

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