R&S to supply German Sachsen ships with Kora EW and communications systems
Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) will supply Kora 40 communications and radar electronic support measures for German Navy F124 Sachsen-class frigates following approval of the deal by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag.
R&S Kora 40 units will be installed on three frigates and three land systems. The system has been designed to detect, identify, track and analyse both radar and communications signals.
It was also designed to provide the ship’s command with a comprehensive situational awareness picture, covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum with high sensitivity and long range, in near real time.
The contract has followed an agreement in 2021 for R&S to supply Kora.
The Polish Navy also recently procured R&S Kora for its Miecznik-class frigates.
The three ships were commissioned between 2003 and 2006 and Shephard Defence Insight noted the ships were undergoing a major upgrade to take them out to 2035.
Aside from Kora 40, in August 2021, Germany's Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Use of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) awarded Hensoldt a US$258.5 million (€220 million) contract to modernise the Sachsen-class frigates.
Hensoldt, working with Israel Aerospace Industries, will supply TRS-4D/LR ROT AESA wide-range radars, replacing the in-service SMART-L radars.
In late-2020, Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement to work jointly on a next-generation frigate intended to replace the German Navy's Sachsen-class frigates.
Related Programmes in Defence Insight
F124 Frigate Replacement Programme (F127) [Germany]
Related Equipment in Defence Insight
More from Naval Warfare
-
New US Navy batteries are deemed submarine-safe
The use of Passive Propagation Technology significantly reduces the risk of Lithium-ion batteries for use in torpedo tube launched AUVs.
-
BAE Systems’ Herne XLAUV set to hunt for underwater intelligence
The Herne is modular, highly configurable underwater autonomous platform, with potential for both ISR missions in the short term and self-determined assistance surveillance later.
-
Japan introduces new landing craft classes to transport army equipment
Japan’s new Nihonbare-class landing craft has highlighted Tokyo’s strategic moves to secure its archipelagic regions. Their introduction could be of interest to Australia as it develops its own amphibious capabilities.