Dalarö-class Frigate

The Dalarö-class Frigate is a new air defense frigate operated by the Swedish Navy. The Dalarö-class is a modified Type 054A Frigate of the People's Republic of China.

= Swedish Navy Air Defense Naval Bid = In September 2011, the Swedish Navy put forth a bid for a new class of air defense vessels to protect the Swedish fleet from air attack. Other contenders for the bid were Brazil's Niteroi-class Frigate, South Korea's Chungmugong Yi Sunsin-class Destroyer, Germany's Sachsen-class Frigate,  and Israel's Sa'ar 5-class Corvettes.

Final Decision
In March 2012, the Chinese Type 054A Frigate was chosen as the winner.

Current Status
As of April 2012, the Swedish Navy is negotiating with Chinese shipbuilders over where the new, modified ship class will be built.

= Units = = Alterations = All weapon, propulsion, electronic, and control systems are original Type 054A systems. The Chinese YU-7 torpedo tubes have been replaced with 400 mm tubes for Type 43/45 torpedo tubes and Chinese C-803 SSM replaced with 4 RBS-15Mk.III launchers.