Braunschweig Corvettes

Braunschweig type corvettes (K130) - were developed in the 2000s by German shipbuilding companies: Blohm + Voss and ThyssenKrupp . The decision to develop and build the K130 project corvettes was made in 2000 . The lead ship of the F260 Braunschweig series was launched in 2006 and commissioned on April 16, 2008 . ^[1] In 2007, the second corvette of the series - F261 Magdeburg was launched, in 2007 - three ships were launched at once: F262 Erfurt, F263 Oldenburg, F264 Ludwigshafen. Five more ships are planned to be included in the German Navy from 2010 to 2015.

Braunschweig Corvettes
Braunschweig-klasse (Korvette K130)
Project
A country	Germany
Manufacturers	Blohm + Voss , ThyssenKrupp
Operators	German Navy
Years of construction	2003
Main characteristics
Displacement	1840 tons
Length	89.12 m
Width	13.28 m
Draft	3.4 m
Engines	2 diesel engines MTU 20V 1163 TB 93 [1]
Power	14.8 MW [1]
Mover	2 VRS
Speed	more than 26 knots
Sailing range	2,500 miles
Autonomy of swimming	7+ days
Crew	65
Armament
Navigational weapons	Pathfinder ST mk2 navigation radar [1]
Radar weapons	Radar for detecting air and surface targets EADS Defense Electronics TRS-3D [1]
Electronic weapons	electronic intelligence station EADS SPS-N 5000, electronic warfare EADS SPN / KJS 5000 [1]
Tactical strike weapons	2 × 2 launchers of anti-ship missiles RBS-15 Mk.3
Artillery	1 × 76.2 mm OTO Otobreda
Flak	2 × 27 mm ZAK Rheinmetall AG MLG 27
Missile weapons	2 × 21 launchers of the Mk 49 SAM air defense system - anti-aircraft missiles RIM-116 A,
Anti-submarine weapons	2 × 3 324 mm anti-submarine TA - torpedoes MU-90
Mine torpedo armament	the ability to carry mines [2]
Aviation group	1 × NH90 or 2 × UAV

The following projects were taken as a prototype: F123 Brandenburg and F124 Saxony . Like the F124 Saxony project, the ship is equipped with Stealth technology. On the ship can be placed two unmanned aerial vehicles ( UAVs ) or one helicopter NH90 .