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The Type 212CD class (for Common Design) is a submarine class developed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the Norwegian and German navies.The class is derived from the Type 212 submarine class, [15] but will be significantly larger than the 212 class.
In 2021, TKMS received the biggest order in its history, worth €5.5 billion for six identical Type 212CD submarines (in partnership with Kongsberg Gruppen) for the German and Norwegian navies. [3] [4] In 2023, the German government signalled that it was prepared to back a sale of TKMS by taking a supporting minority stake. [5]
This is a list of active German Navy ships as of 2022. There are approximately 65 ships in commission including; 11 frigates , 5 corvettes , 2 minesweepers , 10 minehunters , 6 submarines , 11 replenishment ships, and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels .
In December 2021, German news outlet Der Spiegel reported that the German government, headed by then-outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel, had sanctioned a series of last-minute arms deals, including the export of an additional Type 218SG to Singapore; nevertheless, the authenticity of the deal is yet to be verified by the RSN and TKMS. [38] [39] [40]
The customised design is oceangoing and larger than the Challenger and Archer-class submarines operated by the Singapore Navy.The design is expected to be influenced by the export Type 214 submarine or Type 216 submarine, which have been designed for the potential needs of several other navies (Australian, Canadian and Indian).
The German government placed an initial order of four Type 212A submarines in 1998. The German Submarine Consortium built them at the shipyards of HDW and Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH (TNSW) of Emden. Different sections of the submarines were constructed at both sites at the same time and then half of them were shipped to the respective other yard ...
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On 2 March 2021, representatives of the German shipbuilder TKMS began discussions with the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of State Owned Enterprises regarding the procurement of up to four submarines of the Type 214 submarine. [44] On 2 April 2024, Indonesia only placed an order for two Scorpene submarines but not for the Type ...