German Naval Group

The German Naval Group is a consortium of German industrial companies that bidded and won a major contract to design and build the New Generation Patrol vessels (NGPV) for the Royal Malaysian Navy.

German Naval Group supplies a range of naval vessels to customers worldwide. For the Royal Malaysian Navy bid, the German Naval Group proposed the Blohm + Voss MEKO 100 for the design and delivery a new class of offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Malaysian Navy. Under the German Naval Group proposal, the first batch of ships will be built in German shipyards while the remainder of the order will be fulfilled by ships built in Malaysian shipyards.

The Group consists of the German shipyards:

The German Naval Group commercial partner includes MAN Ferrostaal that supplies marine diesels. The consortium grouping enables the group to offer a complete range of naval vessels and services to customers.

The Royal Malaysian Navy requirement was a substantial purchase and attracted many bids from interested shipbuilders. American shipbuilders have traditionally not done well in Malaysia and were ruled out early on. Australia’s Transfield group was a strong contender for the project, as the Royal Australian Navy was also then looking into the building of a class of patrol vessels. Australian political leadership lent weight to the Australian proposal, with the message of the benefits of a regional collaborative effort in building the common design. British shipyards have done well in previous bids and remained a front runner. Yarrow have previously supplied Malaysia with its two FFL frigates.

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