Description
German Navy Research and Survey vessel A1437 FGS Planet northbound Chios Strait in east Aegean Sea under NATO. FGS Planet is the most modern naval research ship within NATO. She was built as a SWATH design in order to reduce the hull volume and to increase the ship's stability, particularly in high seas and at high speed. She is used for geophysics and naval technology trials and research. While technically not armed, she is equipped with torpedo launch capability. Other weapons systems can be installed for weapon trials.