Does Frau Merkel know these guys are flying the German flag?
She hates that!
> in yet another example of the Western push to stoke tensions with China in the region <
How much did the ChiComs pay the author to write that? It’s China that’s stocking tensions in the region, not Germany or anyone else.
From their armament etc. the class looks to be a very capable frigate. At 27 years I was going to say getting a little long in the tooth, but then I realized the US Navy has no frigates at the moment. Even a “senior” frigate is better than no frigate I guess.
So what’s guarding the German coast?