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 "slug": "netherlands-aegis-letter-of-request-f126-frigate-programme",
 "title": "Netherlands Sends US Letter of Request for Aegis Combat System on F126 Frigate",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/netherlands-aegis-letter-of-request-f126-frigate-programme/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/netherlands-aegis-letter-of-request-f126-frigate-programme/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-04-30T12:39:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-06-24T17:12:33.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEditor's note · 24 June 2026Germany cancelled its own F126 programme on 24 June 2026, opting instead for up to eight TKMS MEKO A-200 DEU frigates. This dispatch concerns the separate Dutch Aegis Letter of Request, but Berlin's decision throws the future of the F126 design as a product — and therefore the Dutch follow-on tranche described below — into doubt (BMVg).\n\n\n\n\nThe Hague, 30 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Den Haag sent a Letter of Request to the United States for price and ",
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