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 "title": "Bundestag Approves the F128 Option — Four More MEKO A-200 DEU Frigates From TKMS, EUR 5.6 Billion",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/f128-option-four-more-meko-a-200-deu-frigates-budget-committee-5-6-billion-2035/",
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 "published": "2026-10-08T21:37:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-14T21:38:03.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerlin, 8 October 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The Bundestag's budget committee approved on 8 October the exercise of the option for four further MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS); with the four approved in July, the navy buys eight identical ships, designated F128, for anti-submarine warfare\n * A finance-ministry submission reported by Reuters puts the construction contract for ships five to eight at about EUR 5.3 billion and the second tranche's total, with",
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