BerlinEach of 4 F125 frigates gets 32 air-defense missiles.
Germany’s F125 class has long drawn criticism for little combat power relative to its size.
The Budget Committee approved adapting the land-based IRIS-T SLM on 23 September, after Baden-Württemberg fired 3 live missiles in Norway in October 2025.
Diehl Defense will build prototypes and run test firings to validate integration before any fleet fit-out.
How each outlet framed it
- The War Zone
- details F125 frigate air-defense upgrade (32 IRIS-T SLM missiles per ship) addressing the class's notorious underpowered combat profile
Sources: The War Zone