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 "title": "K130 Batch-2 corvette Lübeck christened at Blohm+Voss; Rheinmetall's first after NVL buy",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/k130-batch-2-corvette-lubeck-christened-at-blohm-voss-rheinmetalls-first-after-nvl-buy/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-04-29T11:15:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-05-06T12:45:50.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHamburg, 29 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * K130 Batch-2 corvette Lübeck christened at Blohm+Voss on 29 April; first ship christening for Rheinmetall since the March 2026 acquisition of the former NVL Naval Systems business\n * Vice Admiral Axel Deertz, BAAINBw director Jürgen Giefer and Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger attended; ceremony closes the K130 Batch-2 build cycle\n * Lübeck is the fifth and final Batch-2 corvette, complementing four-ship Batch 1 and bringing the Class 130 fleet",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "naval-defense",
  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende"
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  "f126",
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