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 "slug": "saab-sek-8-7-billion-tkms-order-f128-meko-a-200-deu-9lv-sea-giraffe-combat-system",
 "title": "Saab Takes a SEK 8.7 Billion TKMS Order to Equip Germany's Four F128 Frigates",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/saab-sek-8-7-billion-tkms-order-f128-meko-a-200-deu-9lv-sea-giraffe-combat-system/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/saab-sek-8-7-billion-tkms-order-f128-meko-a-200-deu-9lv-sea-giraffe-combat-system/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-16T19:01:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:23:05.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStockholm, 16 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Saab signed a contract with TKMS worth approximately SEK 8.7 billion — around EUR 790 million by trade-press conversion — to equip four of the German Navy's new MEKO A-200 DEU frigates, the class Germany designates F128\n * The scope covers the 9LV combat system including combat management and fire control, the Sea Giraffe 4A Fixed Face and Sea Giraffe 1X radars, passive sensors and the composite superstructures; deliveries run 2029 to 2032, w",
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  "naval-defense"
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  "baainbw",
  "f126",
  "germany",
  "meko-a-200",
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