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The Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (English: Defence and Intervention Frigate) or FDI, [4] formerly denominated Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (English: Medium-Size Frigate) or FTI, is a programme launched in 2015 to produce a new class of first-rank French frigates to complement the Aquitaine-class.
The frigate was later towed by tugboats to the outfitting pier on the bank of Scorff River. [4] It had been planned to commission Amiral Ronarc'h in 2024. However, delays in her fitting out and the start of sea trials pushed back her likely commissioning and full entry into service into 2025. [ 10 ]
The Kimon class, also known as the FDI HN, is a frigate class for the Hellenic Navy. The FDI HN is a more heavily armed version of the French frigates . The lead ship is expected to be commissioned in early 2025.
The French navy withheld his last name for security reasons. "So the frigate was able to fire a torpedo and destroy the submarine," he added — but not for real, of course.
The FDI program follows on the construction of 8 FREMM multipurpose frigates for the navy, the first of which was delivered in 2012 and the last in 2022. [17] In 2015 the order of FREMM-class units was reduced to 8 ships and it was decided to proceed with the purchase of FDI medium-size frigates instead. [18] [19]
The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" but rather classifies these vessels as "first-rate frigates". Nevertheless, they are identified with the NATO "D" designation which ranks them in the destroyer class, instead of ranking them with an "F" designation as frigates.
This is a list of active French Navy ships. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force) [ 4 ] and the 9 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force).
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