{"id":23231,"date":"2021-08-24T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/08\/24\/germany-readies-frigates-for-ballistic-missile-defense-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:02:22","slug":"germany-readies-frigates-for-ballistic-missile-defense-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2021\/08\/24\/germany-readies-frigates-for-ballistic-missile-defense-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany readies frigates for ballistic missile defense missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The German Navy plans to equip its F124 frigates with new radars that expand the vessels\u2019 capabilities into the field of ballistic missile defense, the German military acquisition branch announced Aug. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, the Bundeswehr awarded a \u20ac220 million (U.S. $258 million) contract to German sensor specialist Hensoldt in conjunction with Israel Aerospace Industries\u2019 Elta Systems. 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