Hensoldt to provide more TRS-4D radars for German Navy’s F126 frigates

German sensor solution provider Hensoldt has received a further order from Thales for the delivery of TRS-4D naval radars for the German Navy’s F126 frigates.

The initial order placed in 2022 comprised the delivery of TRS-4D naval radars for four Niedersachsen-class frigates (F126) and a radar segment for the test center.

Due to the expansion, two further F126 frigates will be equipped. The TRS-4D naval radar will be installed in its non-rotating version with four fixed antenna arrays.

The integration of the radar on the ships and shore installations will be carried out by Thales in order to deliver an operational and combat system that meets German requirements.

The previous delivery period will be extended as a result of the contract extension.

“Our TRS-4D and its high-end components will be deployed on six German Navy ships in the future and offer the customer a high degree of commonality,” said Markus Rothmaier, Head of Naval & Ground Radars at HENSOLDT.

“We are already working on the radars for the four frigates on a daily basis and are delighted that the option for two more has been taken up.”

Launched in 2020, the F126 program is the German Navy’s latest frigate program.

Following the contract extension, the F126 class will consist of six ships. The program also includes several land-based test and training sites.

Radars from the TRS-4D product family are already in service in various versions on board German Navy vessels, including the F125 frigate and the K130 corvette.

In June this year, German Navy ordered two additional F126 frigates from Damen Naval. Moreover, the navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the first F126 frigate at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast.