It is now a done deal: at its meeting on December 18, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the funds for the planned procurement of four new U212CD class submarines of the U212CD class from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). The President of the Procurement Office of the BundeswehrAnnette Lehnigk-Emden, then signed the corresponding procurement contract.
An agreement originally concluded with TKMS in July 2021 initially included the manufacture and delivery of six identical submarines, two for Germany and four for Norway. With the now agreed contractual extension by an additional four boats for the Bundeswehr and Norway’s current intention to order a further two option boats, both NATO partners could each have six submarines of the new type at their disposal in the future. “The cooperation with our Norwegian partner will provide our two armed forces with new opportunities for deployment in the context of national and alliance defense, particularly on NATO’s northern flank. In addition, we will enable the German Navy to meet its requirements as part of the Navy 2035+ vision. The U212CD project is another prominent example of our ability to meet the procurement requirements of the new era,” said Lehnigk-Emden at the signing of the contract. https://militaeraktuell.at/jaegerbataillon-25-bewegung-in-der-luft/ The costs for the Bundeswehr are around 4.7 billion euros; the contract also includes spare parts packages and training. Following the official conclusion of the contract, manufacturer TKMS is to receive an advance payment of around one billion euros to build a second production line for submarines at the Wismar site, among other things. The German navy is then planning to receive the new boats in the 2030s. Together with the two boats for Norway, TKMS can add around 7.4 billion euros to its order books. “With these submarines, we are combining proven technology, which we already know from the U212A, with further developments, particularly in the area of sensor technology, which will make us fit for the future,” adds Jörg Jährig, the responsible project manager. The Critical Design Review (CDR), the final definition of the design for the boat class, was successfully completed last summer, an important milestone in the project was successfully completed last summerwhich formed the basis for the subsequent start of production in September 2023. This technical basis for the construction of all U212CD class boats has already been adapted to the requirements of the current threat situation. Delivery of the six German submarines is planned annually for the period 2032 to 2037.
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