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 "slug": "rheinmetall-f123-frigate-bayern-modernisation-neue-jadewerft-combat-management-system-2029-2035",
 "title": "Rheinmetall Takes the F123 Frigate BAYERN Modernisation at Neue Jadewerft, Running to 2029",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/rheinmetall-f123-frigate-bayern-modernisation-neue-jadewerft-combat-management-system-2029-2035/",
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 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-30T23:33:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-09T23:33:12.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWilhelmshaven, 30 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Rheinmetall received the order to modernise the German Navy frigate BAYERN at the end of the second quarter of 2026, in the mid-three-digit million-euro range\n * Work runs to 2029 at Rheinmetall's Neue Jadewerft yard in Wilhelmshaven, one of the four yards acquired with NVL\n * Scope: replacement of the combat management system, modernisation of the radar sensor suite, upgrades to anti-submarine warfare capability, and overhaul of essentia",
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  "defense-industry",
  "naval-defense",
  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende"
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 "sources": [],
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  "germany",
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