MKS 180 - the multi-purpose combat ship picks up speed

The German Navy's new multi-purpose combat ship class 180 (MKS 180) officially becomes the frigate class 126 (F 126). This rightly spreads a feeling of "Now it's really starting" everywhere.

Manoeuvre whistle. All lines cast off and in. Certainly a moving moment for anyone who goes to sea or has gone to sea. I, former commander of the frigate Hessen and authorised representative of the Inspector of the Navy (BV Marine) in the Class 126 frigate project for ten years, feel the same way - a project name that takes some getting used to after such a long time. Fundamental considerations for a medium surface combat unit began to take shape at the beginning of the last decade with the concept paper on operational requirements for a Class 131 corvette.