Type 424 vessel

Sep- 2026 -

16 September

Sea

NVL Group's illustration of the upcoming Germany Navy's Type 424 reconnaissance ship

Germany Lays Keel of Third Type 424 Spy Ship, Eyes Fourth Vessel

Germany has announced plans to procure a fourth Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance vessel, as Rheinmetall laid the keel for the third ship ahead of schedule at its Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolfgast.

Apr- 2026 -

17 April

Sea

First steel cutting Ceremony for the third German Navy Type 424 vessel at the Peene-Werft shipyard. Photo: Rheinmetall

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall Starts Construction of Germany’s Final Type 424 Spy Ship

Rheinmetall’s shipbuilding segment Naval Vessels Lürssen has begun the production of the third and final Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance platform for the German Navy.

Feb- 2025 -

26 February

Sea

Keel-laying of German Navy’s first Type 424 signals intelligence (SIGINT) and reconnaissance ship in Wolgast.

Rojoef Manuel

NVL Lays Keel of First German Navy Type 424 Spy Ship

Naval Vessels Lürssen Group has laid the keel of the German Navy’s first Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance ship in Wolgast.

Nov- 2024 -

26 November

Europe

Christine Casimiro

NVL Group Starts Building German Navy Reconnaissance Ship

NVL Group has cut the steel for the German Navy's first reconnaissance ship, marking the official start of construction of the new Type 424 intelligence-gathering vessels.

Jul- 2023 -

13 July

Europe