FREMM multipurpose frigate

FREMM multipurpose frigate → (as of 2025) 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC point-defence SAM to be fit to all French vessels in due course, 1 × Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano and 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Davide/Strales gun (FREMM-GP variant), Anti-air missiles:, Anti-ship missiles:, Anti-submarine warfare:, France: 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun, France: 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 MBDA MdCN land-attack cruise missiles (not fitted to two French AAW variants), France: 2 × double Leonardo (WASS) B-515 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes, France: 3 × Nexter 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems, France: 4 FREMM-ASW (Aquitaine, Provence, Languedoc, Auvergne) with 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 missiles; 2 FREMM-ASW (Bretagne and Normandie) fitted with 1…, France: 8 × MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022), Guns:, Italy: 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles, Italy: 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 25/80 turret with Oerlikon KBA 25mm as remote weapon station, Italy: 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Davide/Strales guns (FREMM-ASW variant), Italy: 2 × SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns (update since 2017), Italy: 2 × triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes, Italy: GP variant 8 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles; ASW variant 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A and 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles, Land-attack cruise missiles:, Small guns:

FREMM multipurpose frigate → 1 × 1 MW bow thruster, 1 × 32 MW General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine, 2 × 2.5 MW Jeumont Electric electric motors, 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers, 4 × diesel generators, France: CODLOG, France: MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW each), Italy: CODLAG, Italy: Isotta Fraschini VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2.15 MW each, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2.8 MW each, since the third frigate)

FREMM multipurpose frigate → Egyptian Navy, French Navy, Hellenic Navy (2 ordered, +2 option), Italian Navy, Portuguese Navy (+3 option), Royal Moroccan Navy, United States Navy (on order)

FREMM multipurpose frigate → Cassard class (France), Freedom class (United States), Georges Leygues class (France), Independence class (United States), Lupo class (Italy), Maestrale class (Italy), Oliver Hazard Perry class (United States)

FREMM multipurpose frigate → France: €670 million (2014) (equivalent to €810.66 million in 2025) per unit, Italy: €598 million (2016) per unit, Morocco: €470 million (2014) (equivalent to €568.67 million in 2025) per unit, US: US$795 million (2020) (equivalent to US$946.64 million in 2024) for the first unit

FREMM multipurpose frigate → CAPTAS-4 towed system combining low-frequency active sonar and passive array, France: Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar, Hull-mounted Thales USM 4110 sonar, Italy: Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) active electronically scanned array radar; Thales UMS 4110 CL hull sonar; Thales UMS 4249 CAPTAS-4 towed sonar (on Italian ASW variants)

FREMM multipurpose frigate → France: 142 m (465 ft 11 in) LOA, Italy: 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in) LPP, Italy: 144.6 m (474 ft 5 in) LOA

FREMM multipurpose frigate → France: 1 × NH90 and 1 × Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system, Italy: 2 × SH90 or 1 × SH90 and 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles)

FREMM multipurpose frigate → France: single hangar, Italy: double hangar

FREMM multipurpose frigate → France: 20 m (65 ft 7 in), Italy: 19.7 m (64 ft 8 in)