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# TKMS and Ulstein sign LOI to jointly pursue Norway's frigate programme
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-26-tkms-ulstein-norway-frigate-loi/
- Published: 2025-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:02:06.000Z
- Description: Germany's TKMS and Norway's Ulstein Verft signed a Letter of Intent at Oslo's Undersea Defence Technology show to cooperate on Norway's next frigate programme if TKMS wins the contract. No ship numbers, design or value were disclosed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Defence Industry Europe, 28 March 2025](https://defence-industry.eu/tkms-and-ulstein-verft-sign-letter-of-intent-to-support-future-norwegian-frigate-programme/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not commit to any shipbuilding contract, design choice or financial figure, only an industrial cooperation intent conditional on a future win.

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