Naval Ships

French armed forces ministry orders two more frigates from local builder

Baird Maritime

The French Ministry of Armed Forces, through its Defence Procurement Agency, has awarded local shipbuilder Naval Group a contract for the construction and delivery of two defence and intervention (Frégate de défense et d'intervention; FDI) frigates.

The ships, which are scheduled for delivery in 2025, will be the second and third FDI frigates that Naval Group will build for the French Navy.

The 121-metre, 4,200-tonne frigates will be capable of anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and insertion and extraction of special operations forces.