Spain's Navantia Launches F112 Roger de Lauria Frigate Four Months Ahead of Schedule

Navantia launched F-112 Roger de Lauria, the Spanish Navy's second F110 Bonifaz-class frigate, at its Ferrol yard on October 27, four months ahead of the planned launch date. The ship is one of five being built to replace older surface combatants and will now proceed through outfitting, combat-system integration and subsequent trials before delivery. F110's sensor and combat-system architecture is designed for air defense, anti-submarine warfare and other fleet missions. The schedule lead concerns the hull launch milestone; it does not establish that final delivery or operational commissioning will also occur four months early.