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 "title": "Rheinmetall Unveils the GMF 140 — a 6,000-Tonne Aegis Frigate With 64 Cells for North America",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDüsseldorf, 3 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Rheinmetall unveiled the GMF 140 on 3 August: a 140-metre guided-missile frigate of approximately 6,000 tonnes, described as minimum-manned and optimised for blue-water operations\n * Armament and sensors per the release: 64 strike-length vertical-launch cells, a five-inch main gun, anti-ship missiles, a torpedo launcher, close-in weapons with a laser, electronic warfare, and hull-mounted and towed sonar\n * The combat system is Aegis, \"augme",
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