Germany Scraps F126 Frigate Program for MEKO A-200, Jeopardizing HENSOLDT's €200 Million Contract
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Updated · European Security & Defence · Jun 30
Germany Scraps F126 Frigate Program for MEKO A-200, Jeopardizing HENSOLDT's €200 Million Contract
1 articles · Updated · European Security & Defence · Jun 30
Summary
Germany's Defence Ministry has halted the F126 frigate program and will instead seek Bundestag budget approval to buy MEKO A-200-class frigates, with subcontractors already notified.
HENSOLDT, which was supplying TRS-4D maritime surveillance radars for F126, is assessing the contractual fallout with partner Thales Netherlands as the settlement terms remain unclear.
The affected HENSOLDT contract is worth just over €200 million, with more than one-third already booked as revenue and low double-digit millions still expected this financial year.
HENSOLDT said it does not currently expect any hit to its short- or medium-term forecast because the TRS-4D is an established radar family already used by the German Navy and on Brazil's MEKO-based frigates.
The company framed the move as part of a broader reshaping of German naval procurement and said it aims to stay central to navy modernization through sensors and command systems.