[Sweden]: Tendering for Frigate/Destroyer

[Connor]

Government of Sweden
Löfven Administration

Security Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Document Classification and Security Act 2013​

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The Swedish Royal Navy is looking to acquire a number of Frigates and/or Destroyers.

The tendering process has opened in order to purchase both Frigate and Destroyer category vessels appropriate for use within the Swedish Royal Navy. Whilst specifications are not being defined at this time, the vessel should be capable of large-scale deployment protection at sea and offer at least surface-to-air and anti-ship capabilities. Organisations and governments globally are encouraged to tender their equipment with the anticipation of bulk purchase by the Kingdom of Sweden upon awarding of the construction and production contract. Please ensure that vessel specifications and, if possible, photographs are provided with your tender.

Our purchase will require some form of anti-submarine capability, we are open to accepting alternate vessels or modifications to fill this void if your Frigate/Destroyer does not have this protection.

Please note that there is no legal requirement for equipment to be advertised in public forum, encrypted and private tendering is accepted - your security classification will be respected in any and all correspondence. Any queries should be forwarded to the Swedish Department for Defence.

Regards,
Defence Materiel Administration
Swedish Department for Defence
Kingdom of Sweden

 

[Connor]

Defence Materiel Administration reissues the tender process for urgent interest in purchase.

 

[Alex]

Private & Encrypted
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The Royal Armed Forces of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (Thailand) would offer the following stealth frigate to be possibly used in the Royal Swedish Naval Forces.

DW 3000F-Class

DW-3000F with full load of 3,700 tons of displacement; length 123 m; width 14.4 m; and 8 m draft. The ship is powered by combined diesel and gas engines, the maximum speed of 30 knots/h, a range of 4,000 nautical miles if sailing in the 18-nautical/h.

Sensors on DW-3000F is the realm of long-range radar Sea Giraffe 4A reconnaissance range 350 km; besides, Sea Giraffe AMB radar medium-range (range ; 180 km); comes with 3 maritime navigation radar; hydroacoustic positioning system (sonar) tensile and attached itself; 1 camera surveillance (including thermal imaging and TV channels); 2 jamming decoy launchers.

The armament of the ship is very strong and comprehensive, include 1 Oto Melara Super Rapid gun 76.2 mm; 2 ultra-range defense system near the Phalanx; 2 DS-30M gun pedestal size 30 mm Mark 2 automatic control; 2 Size 12.7mm M2 machine gun. Vertical launch tubes and missile RIM-162 ESSM. Most notably on DW-3000F is the Mk 41 vertical launchers with eight launch tubes, which carries 32 medium-range air defense missile RIM-162 ESSM, or 8 RIM 66/67 Standard SM-2MR/ER, or VL ASROC anti-submarine missiles. Amidships also cruise missile launchers Harpoon anti-ship and anti-submarine lightweight torpedoes Mk 44.

The DW-3000F is certainly the best stealth frigate in South-East Asia, even defeating Singapore's Formidable-class and would be paramount in the escort of carriers.

Thailand is the only nation in the world to currently possess this frigate. The price of this frigate, per unit, for Sweden will cost $720,000,000.00.

We hope that this satisfies Sweden's need for a frigate.

Kindest regards,
General-Minister Prawit Wongsuwan
Minister of Defence
Rattanakosin Kingdom

 

[JamieA]

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Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (Federal Ministry of Defence)​

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Encrypted Document(s)​

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To: PROCUREMENT@MOD (Sweden / @Connor) Cc: Maximilian Roth (Germany), Dennis Gottschalk (Germany Subject: GTK Boxer

Hardthöhe, Bonn, Germany​

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Dear Whom it may concern, We've received your request for a Frigate and/or Destroyer and we are pleased to offer the MEKO 360 Class Frigate to the Swedish Ministry of Defence. We are willing to offer this at a price of $503,500,000.00 per unit and are willing to scrap any VAT costs for this vessel. I have attached the necessary information needed. General Information Type: Frigate Displacement: 2,900 long tons (2,900 t) standard & 3,360 long tons (3,410 t) fully loaded Length: 125.9 m (413 ft 1 in) oa & 119.0 m (390 ft 5 in) pp Beam: 15 m (49 ft 3 in) Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) Propulsion: 2-shaft COGAG, 2 × Olympus TM 3B gas turbines, 51,800 shp (38,600 kW) & 2 × Tyne RM-IC gas turbines, 10,200 shp (7,600 kW) Speed: 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) Range: 4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) Complement: 200 Armament: 8 anti-ship missiles, 24 surface-to-air missiles, 1 dual purpose gun, 8 anti-aircraft guns, 6 torpedo tubes, Depth charges Aircraft carried: 1 helicopter Yours, Mr Luca Kuefer Procurement & Sales, Federal Ministry of Defence

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[Connor]

Government of Sweden
Löfven Administration

Security Classification: TOP SECRET
Document Classification and Security Act 2013
Encrypted by the Swedish Security Service​

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Dear Prawit Wongsuwan,

Thank you very much for your tender application.

I'm very happy to inform you that the Kingdom of Sweden would like to make an immediate order for this equipment on the basis that it is not further sold internationally. We would like a significant order of ten DW 3000F-Class vessels, with immediate payment and production.

I look forward to your response.

Regards,
Göran Mårtensson
General Director of the Defence Materiel Administration
Department for Defence
Kingdom of Sweden

 

[Connor]

@Alex

 

[Alex]

PRIVATE AND ENCRYPTED​

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To: Göran Mårtensson From: Prawit Wongsuwan Dearest Göran Mårtensson, That is great news! The DW 3000F-class will not disappoint you, I am certain. The total cost of ten of these frigates will be $7,200,000,000.00 Once the money has been transferred to Thailand, the production of your ten DW 3000F-class stealth frigates will begin. Which port would you like these ships to be delivered to? Kindest Regards, Prawit Wongsuwan Minister of Defence Rattanakosin Kingdom

@Connor

 

[Connor]

Government of Sweden
Löfven Administration

Security Classification: TOP SECRET
Document Classification and Security Act 2013
Encrypted by the Swedish Security Service​

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Dear Prawit Wongsuwan,

Your transfer is complete as attached: #001
Our receiving port will be Karlskrona Naval Base pending redeployment.

Thank you very much for your business.

Regards,
Göran Mårtensson
General Director of the Defence Materiel Administration
Department for Defence
Kingdom of Sweden