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French Navy - Marine Nationale Aquitaine class Multipurpose Frigate Frégate européenne multi-missions / FREMM |
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anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant D 650 FS Aquitaine (2015) D 652 FS Provence (2016) D 653 FS Languedoc (2017) D 654 FS Auvergne (2018) D 655 FS Bretagne (2019) D 651 FS Normandie (2020) anti-air warfare (AAW) variant D 656 FS Alsace (2021) D 657 FS Lorraine (2022?) |
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DCNS (now Naval Group), Lorient, Brittany, France Displacement: 6000 tons (full load) Length: 142 meters (466 feet) Beam: 20 meters (66 ft) Draft: 5 meters (16 ft) Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h), max. / 15.6 knots (29 km/h) max. cruise speed Range: 6000 NM (11000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) Complement: 145 Propulsion: CODLOG (Combined Diesel-Electric or Gas) 1 x General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 Gas Turbine (32MW) 2 x Jeumont Electric Motors (2,5 MW each) 4 x MTU 16V 4000 N43B Diesel Generators (2,2 MW each) 2 shafts, 2 controllable pitch propellers 1 x bow thruster (1 MW) Armament: 1 x SYLVER A43 (16-cell) VLS for MBDA Aster 15 SAM (F 650, 652, 653 + 654) 1 x SYLVER A50 (16-cell) VLS for MBDA Aster 15 and/or Aster 30 SAM (F 651, 655, 656 + 657) 1 x SYLVER A70 (16-cell) VLS for MBDA MdCN Naval Cruise Missiles (Missile de Croisière Naval) 1 x OtoMelara/Leonardo 76/62SR (3" / 76mm / 62-caliber) gun 8 x MBDA MM40 Exocet Block 3 SSM missiles 2 x Nexter Narwhal 20 Naval Weapon Station (NWS) 2 x WASS/EuroTorp B515/3 twin torpedo tubes for Eurotorp MU90 torpedoes Aviation: flight deck (26,5x18,5 m) & hangar (18x12,5 m) for 1 helicopter NH90 Caiman / Panther / Caracal Systems: Thales HERAKLES multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar system Terma Scanter 2001 navigation radar Thales ARTEMIS infra-red search and track system IRST SETIS multifunction combat management system Sagem/Safran NAJIR fire control system (76/62 gun) 2 x SOFRESUD Quick Pointing Devices "QPD" Thales UMS 4110 CL hull sonar Thales UMS 4249 CAPTAS 4 towed sonar (ASW versions only) 2 x SLAT (systeme de lutte anti-torpille) anti-torpedo decoys NGDS decoy launcher Thales TUUM-6 Underwater Telephone SAMAHE helicopter handling system 2 x Sigen MM/SMQ-765 EW system: with JASS (Jamming Antenna Sub System) ECM, Nettuno 4100, by ELT Elettronica and Thales ESM (Communications and Radar ESM) |
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The FREMM (European multi-purpose
frigate; French: Frégate européenne multi-mission; Italian: Fregata
europea multi-missione) is a class of multi-purpose frigates
designed by Naval Group/Armaris and Fincantieri for the navies of
France and Italy. The lead ship of the class, Aquitaine, was
commissioned in November 2012 by the French Navy. In France the
class is known as the Aquitaine class, while in Italy they are known
as the Bergamini class. Italy has ordered six general purpose
variants and four anti-submarine variants; the last two Italian
general purpose FREMMs will have anti-aircraft warfare,
anti-ballistic missile and surface attack capabilities. France has
ordered six anti-submarine variants, and two air-defence variants. Three original variants of the FREMM were proposed; an anti-submarine variant (ASW) and a general-purpose variant (GP) and a land-attack variant (AVT) to replace the existing classes of frigates within the French and Italian navies. A total of 27 FREMM were to be constructed - 17 for France and 10 for Italy - with additional aims to seek exports, however budget cuts and changing requirements has seen this number drop significantly for France, while the order for Italy remained invaried. The land-attack variant (AVT) was subsequently cancelled. A third anti-air warfare variant of FREMM was proposed by DCNS in response to French requirements for a new air-defence frigate, the new variant became known as FREDA ("FREgates de Défense Aériennes", 'Air defence frigate'). This new French requirement was due to the third and fourth Horizon-class frigates being cancelled after the first two cost €1,350m each, but this decision left French Navy still in-need of replacements for its ageing Cassard-class air-defence frigates. As of 2009, the FREDA design features a more powerful version of the Herakles (radar) passive electronically scanned array radar and 32 cells of SYLVER A50 in place of the 16 cells of A43 and 16 cells of A70. The SYLVER A50 would allow it to fire the 120 kilometres (75 mi)-range Aster 30 missile; the towed array sonar would not be fitted. At Euronaval 2012 DCNS showed a new concept called FREMM-ER for the FREDA requirement, again based on the FREMM, but specifically mentioning the ballistic missile defence mission as well as anti-air. FREMM-ER has a modified superstructure replacing Héraklès with the new Thales Sea Fire 500 radar, whose four fixed plates resemble those of the US Navy's AN/SPY-1. However unlike the Héraklès and the SPY-1 (both using passive electronically scanned array technology), the Sea Fire 500 has active electronically scanned array antennas. Original plans were for 17 FREMM to replace the nine D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisos and nine anti-submarine frigates of the Tourville and Georges Leygues classes. In November 2005 France announced a contract of €3.5 billion for development and the first eight hulls, with options for nine more costing €2.95 billion split over two tranches (totaling 17). Following the cancellation of the third and fourth of the Horizon-class frigates in 2005 on budget grounds, requirements for an air-defence derivative of the FREMM called FREDA were placed - with DCNS coming up with several proposals. Expectations were that the last two ships of the 17 FREMM planned would be built to FREDA specifications; however, by 2008 the plan was revised down to just 11 FREMM (9 ASW variants and 2 FREDA variants) at a cost of €8.75 billion (FY13, ~US$12 billion). The 11 ships would cost €670 million (~US$760m) each in FY2014, or €860m (~US$980m) including development costs. The 2013 White Paper on Defence and National Security committed France to 15 front-line frigates, which was initially interpreted as 2 Horizons, 5 La Fayettes and a reduction in the FREMM fleet down to 8 ships. The 2014/2019 defence plan restated a target of 11 frigates; the current plan is to deliver six ASW FREMM variants to replace the Georges Leygues-class frigates by 2019, followed by two anti-air variants to replace the ageing Cassard-class frigates and a decision will be taken in 2016 on what version the remaining three will be. In 2014, the French Navy's Chief of Staff, Adm. Bernard Rogel, confirmed that 11 FREMM frigates had been ordered but in 2015 the order was cut to 8 in order to allow the purchase of five FTI Mid-Size frigates from 2023. The FTI will replace the La Fayette-class class, which will be fitted with a sonar as an interim measure. source: wikipedia |
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 D 650 FS Aquitaine  D-651 FS Normandie  D 652 FS Provence  D 653 FS Languedoc  D 654 FS Auvergne  D 655 FS Bretagne  D 656 FS Alsace  D 657 FS Lorraine ARMAMENT & SYSTEMS   1 x 16-cell DCNS Sylver A-43 or Sylver A-50 Vertical Launching System / VLS for MBDA Aster-15 (A-43) or Aster-15 and/or Aster-30 (A-50) SAM missiles (front) 1 x 16-cell DCNS Sylver A-70 Vertical Launching System / VLS for MBDA MdCN Naval cruise missiles /Missile de Croisière Naval (back)   an MBDA Naval Cruise Missile (MdCN - Missile de Croisière Naval) was fired from the SYLVER A-70 Vertical Launching System / VLS  2 x 4 MM40 Exovet SSM missile launchers in front of the main mast  flight deck, hangar and 2 x Nexter Narwhal 20mm remote weapon system (RWS) on the hangar corners  hangar for 1 NH90 Caiman helicopter  an Eurotorp MU90 torpedo was launched  Thales UMS 4249 CAPTAS 4 towed sonar  |
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