MKS180-class Frigate

The MKS 180 (Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180) is a planned frigate class intended to replace the Bremen and Brandenburg class frigates in the German Navy. The first ship is planned to enter service in 2027.

Specifications

 * Type: Multirole Frigate
 * Service Period: 202X-
 * Characteristics:
 * Length: 544 feet 7 inches (166 meters)
 * Beam: 68 feet 10 inches (21 meters)
 * Draught: 19 feet 8 inches
 * Displacement: 9,900 tonnes
 * Crew: 110 + 70 troops
 * Propulsion:
 * Range: 4,000 nautical miles (7,403 kilometers) at 18 knots (33.34 km/h)
 * Speed: 30+ knots (55.56+ km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * APAR Blk.2 X-Band Multifunction Radar
 * TRS-4D C-Band Air/Surface Search Radar
 * Gatekeeper IR/TV System
 * Mirador Mk.2 EOTS
 * Countermeasures:
 * Rohde & Schwarz KORA 40 communications and radar ESM
 * ELINT systems and facilities
 * Armament:
 * 1 x 127mm/64-caliber Otobreda naval guns
 * 1 x Mk.41 VLS (fires RIM-162 ESSM)
 * 2 x 4-cannister AShM Lanuchers (fires Naval Strike Missiles)
 * 2 x 21-cell Mk.49 launchers (fires RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles)
 * Aircraft Carried: 2 x NHIndustries NH90 Sealion maritime helicopter

Unit Run

 * BMS Unnamed (F227) - planned for construction
 * BMS Unnamed (F228) - planned for construction
 * BMS Unnamed (F229) - planned for construction
 * BMS Unnamed (F230) - planned for construction
 * BMS Unnamed (F231) - planned for construction
 * BMS Unnamed (F232) - planned for construction