Defense and Intervention Frigate

Strengthen the surface fleet with an innovative, scalable and multirole combat vessel.

Frégate de défense et d’intervention (FDI)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Multi-purpose armement

    • Anti-air warfare: ASTER 15 and ASTER 30 missiles, 76 mm gun

    • Anti-surface: 20mm guns, 76 mm gun, Exocet MM40 block 3C

    • Anti-submarine: Mu90 torpedo

  • Detection

    • Multi-function Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) fully digital radar with four fixed panels

    • Full sonar capability (hull mounted sonar and variable depth sonar)

    • Fully digital Electronic Warfare System

    • Ship borne Helicopter (NH90 – Caïman or HIL - Guépard) and UAV

MAIN ASSETS

  • 360° fully digital AESA fixed pannel radar, Sea Fire

  • New generation missile firing system common to all the missiles

  • CybersecuritySelf-defence against asymmetric threats

  • Frigate design able to rapidly evolve following an incremental process

DIMENSIONS

  • Displacement: 4 500t

  • Length overall: 122m

  • Beam overall: 17,7m

  • Maximum speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)

INDUSTRIALISTS

Naval Group, Thales, MBDA

 


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