Germany’s hulking F126 frigate has always been billed in superlatives. The country’s largest warship since the second world war. The biggest ever contract for Damen Naval, the Dutch shipyard that won the tender to build four of them in 2020.
Now, it has become one of Germany’s biggest defence procurement disasters at a time when Berlin is seeking to lead Europe’s rearmament.
After a series of software problems, delays and cost increases, officials are set in the coming weeks to strip Damen of its role as the lead contractor. They must decide whether to replace it with a German rival or mothball the project altogether and accept €2bn in sunk costs.
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