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the aforesaid examples, the Germans have declared a hassle-free transfer of the shipbuilding process to Poland, with the dome- stic shipyards becoming a part of the supply chain. The political aspect, however, is the weakest link in the German bid, as the Polish-German relations have not been at their best over the recent years. The tkMS company also declared that its of- fer does not include any government loan, as this financing scheme is unaffordable. F100 F-100 frigates meanwhile, were proposed by the Spanish Navantia shipbuilding business. These vessels, the first of which was commissio- ned in the Spanish Armada in 2002, with the fifth being commissioned in 2012, are considered to be among the most advanced air warfare vessels aro- und. The Navantia's offer also features the newer F-110 design, developed for Armada Espanola, to tackle the ASW mis- sion. However, according to the bidder's decision, Na- vantia submitted the F-100 offer, considering the high require- ments the Polish Navy expressed when it comes to the anti- -aircraft systems. The F-100 frigates in Armada Espanola have a displacement of 6,200 tonnes. They are almost 150 meters long, with a crew of 200. The powerplant comes in a CODAG configuration, with diesel engines, and a peak power gas tur- bine. This solution makes it possible for those vessels to attain Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems lists the following payload con- figurations when referring to the mission bay modules: - Mine-Countermeasures Package, including two 11-meter long surface unmanned vehicles, carrying mine countermeasures, and a container for a control station, - Container with small underwater unmanned vehicles, - Container housing the VDS dipping sonar sensor, - Two two-tube torpedo launchers, for launching the heavy 533 mm torpedoes. The boats or vehicles carried at the stern are complemented with two, smaller, 8-meter long RHIBs, in the conventional niches in the middle, on the left, and the right side. Undoubtedly, tkMS's experience has been a strong advantage of the German offer. Over the last 5 decades, the company has built 197 warships, including 108 submarines, and 89 surface combatants, for 25 navies in total. The German company is an experienced warship builder - not only when using the infrastruc- ture of its own but also utilizing the infrastructure proposed by the customer, usually in the customer-country. This refers to the Turkish MEKO A200 TN program (four out of eight frigates built locally), or the MEKO A200 ANZAC frigates - all built in Australia. The latest example of a ToT used by the Germans is the Egyptian MEKO A200 Batch III frigate program. Three vessels as such are built at the private SBN Bremerhaven shipyard. The fourth ship would be built and launched in Egypt. Israeli Sa'ar 6 corvettes are another example here. The ships are built in Germany, and re- trofitted in Israel, with relevant effectors and sensors. The same goes for the Brazilian MEKO A100 corvettes. The first vessel as such is now, since January 2022, being built in Brazil. Considering www.fragoutmag.com