W&O Supply to provide equipment for German Navy’s F126 frigates

W&O Europe, supplier of valves, actuation, and instrumentation to the global maritime industry, has signed a framework agreement with Damen Naval to supply manual valves, filters, and other specialized instrumentation for German Navy’s F126 frigate construction program.

As disclosed, W&O Europe’s project team, based in the Netherlands, will work closely with Damen Naval’s design and engineering teams to provide technical knowledge and advice on product selection for the new frigate program. 

The company will partner with Damen Naval to ensure that all the products supplied by W&O and installed on the vessels will be fully compliant with the required standards and, if necessary, be shock and vibration-tested. 

The four F126 frigates are being built by Damen Naval for the German Navy at shipyards in Hamburg, Kiel and Wolgast.

To remind, in June this year, German Navy ordered two additional F126 frigates from Damen Naval. The contract brings the total number of ordered ships to six vessels. Damen Naval and project partner NVL Group started the construction of the first frigate with a steel-cutting ceremony in December last year.