Algeria Orders Two MEKO 200 Class Frigates TKMS to supply 2 MEKO frigates and six Super Lynx helicopters in €2.5bn deal 09:58 GMT, April 5, 2012 Algeria’s ministry of defence has ordered two MEKO 200 frigates from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as part of the navy’s modernisation drive. The contract, No. 674/889, was signed on March 26, according to Algerian media, after a year of negotiations. In 2008 Forecast International reported that Algeria was seeking to acquire four new frigates. TKMS will supply two MEKO 200 frigates and six AgustaWestland Super Lynx helicopters under the €2.5 billion contract. According to...