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Netherlands Damen Naval
De Zeven Provincien class
The Royal Netherlands Navy's principal air-defense and command frigate class, built around the APAR multi-function radar and SMART-L long-range surveillance radar in a joint Dutch-German-Belgian sensor program. Provides fleet air-defense coverage using the Standard SM-2 and Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles from a shared Mk 41 vertical launch system.
In service since 2002 · 1 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
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Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
National export licensing
Subject to Netherlands export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Limited · 1 operator
In service since 2002. Status: active · ~4 built.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from.
Interoperability
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- 1x 127 mm main gun
- VLS cells
Vertical-launch missile cells on a warship — a proxy for magazine depth. Higher means more missiles before rearming.
- 40 Stronger than 69% of warships
- Torpedo tubes
Number of torpedo tubes (submarines and some surface ships).
- 4 Stronger than 28% of warships
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 144.24 m
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- Thales APAR multi-function radar + SMART-L long-range radar
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 4 Stronger than 57% of warships
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 1 Stronger than 45% of warships
Specifications compiled from public Damen Naval and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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What is the main armament of the Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class? +
The Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class's primary weapon is the 1x 127 mm main gun.
What is the Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class used for? +
The Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class is a warship typically used for air defense.
How many countries operate the Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class? +
The Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class is operated by 1 countries.
How much does the Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class cost? +
Damen Naval De Zeven Provincien class: Unit cost not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
