The German ship left the Red Sea mission

quoted by the international group Tasnim news agency From “D Site” magazine, in recent weeks, the German “Hessian” ship carried out an operation in the Red Sea and participated in a mission with the European Union in this area to provide security against Yemeni attacks. Now this ship has ended its operations and is leaving this area.

In this way, the Hessian frigate of the German army has its combat mission to protect the ships in its opinion. He completed the trade against Yemeni attacks in the Red Sea as planned. The German military announced on Platform X that the ship completed its mission at 5:50 a.m. local time and left the operational area.

The frigate With about 240 crew members, it had joined the European Union military mission in the region known as Aspides. This frigate has been operating in the Red Sea since February 23 to protect civilian ships in the most important sea route from Asia to Europe.

This is the first combat mission of This type was for the German Navy, according to the Ministry of Defense, a total of 27 merchant ships were escorted by the Hessen fleet in the operational area. In total, this frigate traveled more than 11,000 kilometers.

German Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius praised the service of this frigate and the European Union’s operations in the region and said : The EU naval mission protects the “security and freedom of one of the most important sea and trade routes” against “attacks that violate international law” by the Yemenis.

The 143-meter-long Hassan is also known as an air defense frigate: it is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and is specially designed for maritime escort and control. According to the German military, this ship can use its special radar to monitor airspace as large as the entire North Sea. These weapon systems are capable of engaging targets up to 160 kilometers away.

The Hessen frigate is scheduled to return to Wilhelmshaven in early May. According to Pistorius, Germany will participate in the EU mission in the Red Sea with the frigate Hamburg from August.

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