Armed Forces receive 2nd MEKO A-200 frigate from Germany

The vessel is the second out of four (MEKO-A200) frigates, which Egypt has contracted to buy from Germany.

Commander of the Egyptian Navy Ashraf Atwa hoisted the Egyptian flag on the MEKO A-200 frigate, named “Al-Qahhar” during a ceremony held in the German port city of Bremerhaven to celebrate the handover of the frigate to Egypt, in the presence of a number of Egyptian and German naval commanders, along with the Egyptian ambassador to Germany and the military attaché.

Delivering a speech on this occasion, the commander of the Egyptian Navy conveyed the greetings of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense Mohamed Zaki to the German Naval Forces and TKMS.