Danish Frigates to Receive MASS Decoy Launchers from Rheinmetall

Published Aug 12, 08:21 AM UTC

Denmark's Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has awarded Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH a contract to supply five Multi-Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) decoy launchers for retrofitting the Royal Danish Navy's two Absalon-class anti-submarine warfare frigates and three Iver Huitfeldt-class air defense frigates. The contract includes the delivery of the self-protection systems, training services, and a 20-year framework agreement covering ammunition supply and maintenance. MASS is an off-board decoy system designed to counter incoming missiles and asymmetric threats by creating multispectral deception across radar, ultraviolet, electro-optical, laser, and infrared bands. The system autonomously launches countermeasures that create decoy targets, factoring in wind, navigation data, and threat type. Rheinmetall states the modular system can be installed on various ship sizes and integrated into existing command systems or operated standalone.