FREMM multipurpose frigate

Class overview
Name	FREMM
Operators	list error: <br /> list (help); Marine Nationale; Italian Navy; Royal Moroccan Navy
Preceded by	F67 type frigates, F70 type frigates, Cassard class, Maestrale type frigates and Elli type frigates
Subclasses	list error: <br /> list (help); anti-submarine version; anti-air version (FR) ; general-purpose version (IT)
Planned	22
Building	8 (3FR, 4IT, 1MO in FR)
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	5,800 tonnes (FR) - 6,000 tonnes (IT)
Length	142 m (466 ft)
Beam	20 m (66 ft)
Draught	5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion	GE/Avio LM 2500 G4 gas turbine 32 MW + 2 EPM Jeumont (4 D/Gen 2.1 MW)
Speed	Over 27 knots (50 km/h (31 mph)) (About 30 knots for italian versions: CODLAG)
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km (6,800 mi))
Complement	108 (Fr) or 145 (It)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Herakles (Fr) or Empar (MFRA) (It) radar
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help); MU 90 torpedoes; MM-40 Exocet block 3 (France version), Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A (Italian version); MBDA Aster SAAM; Otobreda 76 mm SR gun (2 Strales x Italian version) ; 1x Otobreda 127mm (Vulcano x Italian GP version) Further armament depending on variant
Aircraft carried	Up to two NH90

The FREMM multipurpose frigate (French Frégate multi-mission or Italian Fregata multi-missione) is a ship designed by DCNS/Armaris and Fincantieri to operate in anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare, and be capable of carrying out deep strikes against land targets.

The French Navy plans to operate eleven FREMM frigates, and the Marina Militare ten. The first commissionings are expected in 2012.^[2] The ships will be built in France by Armaris (owned by DCNS), and in Italy by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between shipbuilder Fincantieri and aerospace firm Finmeccanica). This arrangement extends the partnerships forged for development of the Horizon CNGFs (Common New Generation Frigates).

Morocco has bought one anti-submarine version frigate.^[3]

Versions

Three versions of the frigates are planned: one anti-submarine version, one anti-aircraft version (FR) FREDA and a general-purpose (IT) version (all with Aster 15, Aster 30 missiles & SAAM-ESD CMS). French and Italians will use these with some equipment which will differ between the two countries. The French are considering an anti-aircraft version called FREDA, which will replace the two units of the Cassard class.

In spite of the existence of three different versions of the FREMM, their design as well as most of their armament will be similar.

Common equipment

MU 90 torpedoes
MBDA Aster SAAM in SYLVER launchers
Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun (with Davide/Strales guided-ammunition on Italian version)
NH90 helicopter, with capability for EH101, Cougar and Caracal
Thales UMS 4410 CL Hull sonar suite.
Two Sigen RECM jammer
SLAT anti-torpedo system
Two SOFRESUD Quick Pointing Devices "QPD"

French-specific equipement

IRST Thales Artemis
Terma Scanter 2001 radar ^[4]
Sagem Najir fire control system for the 76mm canon
Héraklès radar
SETIS combat system
NGDS decoy launcher
Two Nexter 20mm
MM-40 Exocet block 3, for naval and land attack
Two additional Sylver A70 for 16 SCALP Naval cruise missile with a range up to 1000 km
Samahé helicopter handling system

Italian-specific equipment

IRST Galileo Avionica SASS
Two NA-25 DARDO-F fire control system for the 76mm cannon
EMPAR active radar (MFRA): with 4 fixed array, since 5th FREMM
RASS (RAN-30X-I) surface radar (OTH)
Two LPI navigation radar SPN-730
SAAM-ESD extended area AAW combat system
Two SCLAR-H DLS Multipurpose Rocket Launcher
Two Sylver A50 systems (for 16 Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles)
Two Oto Melara/Oerlikon 25/80 mm
4/8 Teseo\Otomat Mk-2/A block 4, for naval and land attack
A second Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun on the hangar (both with Strales guided-ammunitions)
TC-ASIST helicopter handling system
Mine Avoidance Sonar WASS SNA-2000-I
Multi-beam echo sounder L-3 ELAC Nautik SeaBeam 3050
Fitted For But Not With 2 VLS Sylver A70, for 16 cruise missile

Anti-submarine version

Towed sonar : Captas UMS 4249
MILAS ASW missile (Italian only)

Italian land attack version

The Land attack version is dubbed GP ("General Purpose")

Otobreda 127/64 LW with Vulcano guided ammunition with a range up to 120 km

French anti-air version

The anti-air version is dubbed FREDA ("Frégates de défense aériennes", "Air defence frigate"). Following the cancellation of the third and fourth Horizon class frigates, the French Navy has started studies for an anti-air version of the FREMM, called FREDA.
The FREDA could carry up to 32 Aster 30 & Aster 15 and a more powerful version of the Herakles radar. They would also have the standard armament of one 76 mm gun, two 20 mm guns and 8 Exocet missiles and torpedoes. This version also offers improvement of the SETIS combat system for the air defense role [3]

Ships

France will use 9 frigates to replace the anti-submarine Tourville class frigates (F67 type), the anti-submarine Georges Leygues class frigates (F70 type) and 2 FREDA frigates to replace the two units of the anti-aircraft Cassard class.

Italy will build 4 ASW and 6 general-purpose (GP) frigates to replace the (8) Maestrale and (4) Lupo class frigates.

France - Aquitaine-Class

Pennant no.	Type	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned ^[5]	Homeport
D650	ASM	Aquitaine	2007	29 April 2010	July 2012	Brest
D651	ASM	Normandie	2009		May 2014	Brest
D652	ASM	Provence	2010		May 2015	Toulon
D653	ASM	Languedoc	2011		January 2016	Toulon
D654	ASM	Auvergne			December 2016	Toulon
D655	ASM	Alsace			September 2017	Toulon
D656	ASM	Bretagne			June 2018	Brest
D657	ASM	Lorraine			May 2019	Brest
D6..	ASM	-Unknown-			May 2020	Brest
D6..	FREDA	-Unknown-			May 2021	Toulon
D6..	FREDA	-Unknown-			May 2022	Toulon

Italy - Bergamini-Class

Pennant no.	Type	Name	Laid down	Launched ^[6]	Commissioned	Homeport
F590	GP	Carlo Bergamini	4 February 2008	16 July 2011	2013	La Spezia
F591	ASW	Virginio Fasan	17 December 2009	31 March 2012	2014	La Spezia
F592	ASW	Carlo Margottini	14 September 2010		2015	La Spezia
F593	ASW	Luigi Rizzo	28 September 2011		2016	La Spezia
F594	ASW	-Unknown-
F595	GP	-Unknown-
F596	GP	-Unknown-
F597	GP	-Unknown-
F598	GP	-Unknown-
F599	GP	-Unknown-

Morocco - Aquitaine-Class

Pennant no.	Type	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned ^[7]	Homeport
701	ASM	Mohammed VI	2008	2012	2013	Ksar es Seghir

Service history

The construction of the first four French vessels has begun.

The construction of the first four Italian vessels has also begun.

The construction of the Moroccan ship has begun in France, after the Aquitaine but before the Normandie. The ship is expected to be named Mohammed VI after the current king of Morocco.

Export

On 24 October 2007 it was announced that the Royal Moroccan Navy ordered one FREMM. The ship will be built in Lorient by DCNS. It will replace the Descubierta class corvette currently used.[4]. The contract was reportedly signed on April 18, 2008 and construction of the Moroccan FREMM began in the summer 2008 and is expected to be delivered by 2012 or 2013.[5]

References

^ http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/francoitalian-fremm-frigate-program-in-trouble-again-01346/
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?n=Terma%20to%20deliver%20SCANTER%202001%20radars%20%20for%20the%20French%20FREMM%20program&id=2792
^ "FREMM : Dates d'ASA et prévisions d'affectations". Mer et Marine. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/Conosciamoci/Notizie/Pagine/20110207_fremm.aspx
^ "FREMM : Dates d'ASA et prévisions d'affectations". Mer et Marine. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.

External links

Template:Fr French Navy Official Page [6]
Template:It Italian Navy Official Page [7]
Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{langx|en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead. Detail, story and image on Italian FREMM [8]
Template:El icon FREMM Greece [9]

[1] ttp://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/francoitalian-fremm-frigate-program-in-trouble-again-01346/

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[4] ttp://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?n=Terma%20to%20deliver%20SCANTER%202001%20radars%20%20for%20the%20French%20FREMM%20program&id=2792

[5] "FREMM : Dates d'ASA et prévisions d'affectations". Mer et Marine. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.

[6] ttp://www.marina.difesa.it/Conosciamoci/Notizie/Pagine/20110207_fremm.aspx

[7] "FREMM : Dates d'ASA et prévisions d'affectations". Mer et Marine. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.

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