The DDS have placed an order for 16 Berlin class corvettes, the follow on from the highly successful Rome class. Work will begin on the first Berlin in the new year with a planned entry into service sometime in Q3 2109.
Berlin will be an evolution of the highly successful Rome platform, being 4m longer. It will be able to accept slightly larger multi-role combat modules (though backward compatibility with the modules used on the Rome will be retained). Speed will be boosted to 700c. The ship will be equipped with TPM-2 and Z5ti weapons and will also be able to carry MRM and Ferret-E.
