Ship profile
Aquitaine
FS D 650 - France - Aquitaine Class FREMM Frigate
Key facts
Country
France
Class
Aquitaine Class FREMM Frigate
Type
Guided Missile Frigate
Status
active
Current ops
-
Latest public position
No public position available.
Public summary
The Aquitaine class FREMM frigates form the main modern surface-combatant backbone of the French Navy. The programme delivered a high-end ASW-focused frigate family with strong sonar, NH90 aviation, Exocet, Aster self-defence and MdCN land-attack capacity, while the FREMM-DA variants add a stronger air-defence emphasis. In fleet terms the class links escort, submarine hunting, strike and independent deployment roles more tightly than the older patrol-oriented frigate generations.
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