The fresh Dutch supplier has started the sea trials

Due to the mine threat resulting from the war in Ukraine, it was essential to abandon the investigating of this unit in the Black Sea. In return, they will be carried out on a commercial voyage, which will take place entirely in or close the territorial waters of the NATO States. Its way will run through the Danube, the Black Sea, the Turkish Straits, the Mediterranean, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Atlantic Ocean, the Channel of La Manche and the North Sea. Upon arriving at the country, the ship is inactive waiting for the latest equipment, including the installation of electronic devices and weapons, to be carried out at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) shipyard in Vlissingen and the Den Helder naval base.