New Spanish frigates to replace Harpoons
The new F-100 and F-110 frigates of the Spanish Navy will begin receiving Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) in 2027. It is reported by Defense News.
It is expected that in time the receipt of the first batch of NSM will coincide with the commissioning of the first F-110 frigate.
The publication emphasizes that NSMs should replace Harpoons missiles (“Harpoon”) - in 2030, when the Spanish fleet receives all NSMs, Harpoons will be decommissioned. The number of NSMs that the Spanish Navy will receive is not reported.
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In January 2022, the Polish publication Defense24 wrote that after the acquisition of NSM missiles by Poland, the actions of the Russian small missile ships of the Baltic Fleet project 21631, which are not equipped with a powerful air defense system, have lost much meaning.
