Braunschweig-class corvette

	Ludwigshafen am Rhein in 2016
Class overview
Operators	German Navy; Israeli Navy;
Preceded by	Gepard class
Subclasses	Sa'ar 6 class
Cost	€240 million (2001) per ship (Batch 1); €400 million (2017) per ship (Batch 2);
Built	2004–present
In commission	2008–present
Planned	10
Building	4
Completed	6
Active	5
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	1,840 t (1,810 long tons)
Length	89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)
Beam	13.28 m (43 ft 7 in)
Draft	3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 diesel engines producing 14.8MW, driving two controllable-pitch propellers.
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance	7 days; 21 days with tender
Complement	65 : 1 commander, 10 officers, 16 chief petty officers, 38 enlisted
Sensors and ; processing systems	Cassidian TRS-3D (Batch 1) or TRS-4D (Batch 2) multifunction Passive electronically scanned array C-Band radar ; 2 navigation radars; MSSR 2000 i IFF system; MIRADOR electro-optical sensors; UL 5000 K ESM suite; Link 11 and Link 16 communications;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher; UL 5000 K ECM suite;
Armament	Guns;; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun; 2 × Mauser BK-27 autocannons; Anti-ship;; 4 × RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missiles; Close-In Weapon System:; 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each; Mine laying capability; 2 mine racks of 34 naval mines Mk 12;
Aircraft carried	Helicopter pad and hangar for two Saab Skeldar

The K130 Braunschweig class (sometimes Korvette 130) is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. Five ships have replaced the Gepard-class fast attack craft of the German Navy.

In October 2016 it was announced that a second batch of five more corvettes, originally to be procured from 2022–2025 but now reportedly delayed. The decision was in response to NATO requirements expecting Germany to provide a total of four corvettes at the highest readiness level for littoral operations by 2018, and with only five corvettes just two can be provided.

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