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Siemens has been awarded a €50m contract to supply four German Navy Class F125 frigates with propulsion equipment and integrated automation and control systems.

has been awarded a €50m (£39.5m) contract to supply four German Navy Class F125 frigates with propulsion equipment, and integrated automation and control systems.

The order, placed by a joinder of Krupp Marine Systems and Fr. Lürssen Werft, will see the first-ever German Navy frigate equipped with a combined diesel electric and gas-turbine (CODLAG) electric propulsion system.

According to Siemens, the system will combine the benefits of a high-speed gas turbine drive, with the advantages of a low-noise electrical propulsion unit that is designed for optimum performance at cruising speeds.

In addition to project management and system engineering, Siemens will equip each frigate with a battle-damage control system (BDCS), an electric propulsion system, an on-board training system (OBTS) and an integrated control and automation system for on-board ship equipment (ILASST). Siemens will also offer life-cycle management support for each vessel.

Heinz Waschin, responsible for navy business at Siemens Marine Solutions, said: ‘The ships are designed in such a way that they can be deployed for up to two years without having to return to port.

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