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of exhaustive trials and training before she is declared 702) class fleet replenishment ship or Einsatzgrup-
ready for operational service. penversorger (EGV).
Daring, the first of the UK Royal Navy’s new Type Naval Spyglass has reported that the value of the
45 class destroyers, was formally handed over in a contract has not been disclosed, but the German
ceremony at the Scotstoun shipyard on the Clyde on parliament has approved a €303 million (US$423
10 December 2008. million) budget for the project and is likely to approve
Of the other five in class, in March 2008, the steel a fourth later.
was cut on the sixth and final ship, Duncan; June saw The hull will be built by Peene Werft, with
the first test-firing of the PAAMS (Principal Anti Air Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft responsible for
Missile System) air defence missile; in November, the the superstructure, while ThyssenKrupp Marine’s
fourth ship Dragon was launched on the Clyde; and, Blohm + Voss Nordseewerke will carry out final
at the time of writing, the second Type 45, Dauntless, outfitting, sea trials and delivery in 2012.
was undergoing her first set of sea trials. This ship will augment FGS Berlin and Frankfurt
Daring’s formal commissioning is planned for the allowing for operational, overhaul and training time,
summer of 2009. This year will also see further sea thus permitting at least one vessel to be operational
trials for Dauntless; the inaugural sea trials for the at any time. The fourth unit will likely be authorised
third Type 45, Diamond; final test-firings of PAAMS; in 2012 with commissioning by 2016.
and the launch of the fifth Type 45, Defender.
submarines
Replenishment Vessels
Berlin orders
Swedish AIP boat
new EGV
awaits refit
Sweden will begin a major refit of a Söderman-
A German consortium led by Friedrich Lürssen Werft land (A17) class air independent propulsion
has received a contract to build a third Berlin (Type (AIP) submarine this year. The Swedish Defence
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