German Navy has signed a supply agreement with RAM-System GmbH (RAMSYS). Under the agreement, there will be 10 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers will supply for second-batch K130 Class corvettes. There is also agreement on the integration of the systems onto vessels and the necessary technical support.
The German and US Navy have jointly developed a RAM system to defend ships against anti-ship missiles. RIM-116 RAM is preferred bay eight different navy along US and German Navys.
RAM-System GmbH (RAMSYS), which was formed in partnership with Diehl Defence, MBDA Germany and Raytheon, is capable of attacking with targets from a distance of nine kilometers, at a speed of 2.5 Mach.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)