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PARIS - The French defense minister is due to be briefed in a few weeks about number of designs for the planned intermediate frigate, defense procurement official Laurent Sellier said.

“In the next few weeks” several designs will be presented to the minister, Sellier told journalists Sept. 19 ahead of a press trip linked to the Euronaval trade show.

The French navy, Direction Générale de l’Armement procurement office, DCNS and Thales have worked together in a closed network to design the five intermediate frigates, which will make up the 15 first rank frigates set out in a defense white paper. The minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will meet with the navy chief of staff and DGA to pick the design for the program.

At the Summer Defense University, on Sept. 5, there was a live video link with defense officials, Navy officers and executives working on the frigate study, setting out a close government and industrial cooperation in determining the design.

A first intermediate frigate is due for delivery in 2023, which is considered an aggressive schedule. The warships, designed for antisubmarine, air defense and anti-surface capabilities, will weigh about 4,000 tons.

The eight multimission frigates which are being built and entering service weigh 6,000 tons.

Among the options for the intermediate frigate are a Thales Sea Fire radar, 76 mm or 127 mm gun, and MBDA Aster 15 missile.

The light warship is also aimed at export clients, as the multimission frigate is too complex for many navies.

France launched the multimission frigate program with a plan to build 17 units before trimming the numbers back to eight, of which the last two will be adapted to the air defense mission. The eight multimission, five intermediate frigates and two Forbin-class air defense frigates will make up the 15-strong first rank fleet.

The Euronaval trade show runs Oct. 17 to 21.

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/france-nears-decision-on-frigate-designs
 
Side note : DCNS offered mini_FREMMs to Qatar.
4,000 instead of 6,000 tons.

The FTI program was for a 4,000 tons unit.

Good day Zarvan & all, Tay.
 
Side note : DCNS offered mini_FREMMs to Qatar.
4,000 instead of 6,000 tons.

The FTI program was for a 4,000 tons unit.

Good day Zarvan & all, Tay.


Only 5 remaining FREMM's for the French Navy ? :o:

EDIT: Sry,i've read the article better....8 FREMM's and 5 new lighter frigates.
 
"The future French frigate should show around 4, 000 tons displacement.
It will normally include an integrated mast with a fixed four-sided flat radar,
a hull mounted bulb sonar and a towed antennae, anti-ship Exocets, surface
to air Aster or MICA-VL, torpedoes and a main artillery gun.
The FTI will also carry an NH-90 chopper, drones and fast intervention crafts
with a modular zone that can be reconfigured around mission needs."

From : http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/la-premiere-fregate-du-type-fti-operationnelle-en-2023

Another side note is that the initial FTI was supposed to boost exports with a
"simple and economical" ship but with the reduction of the number of FREMMs,
that changed to first rank vessel since the FTI will complement the bigger ships.
Political considerations are also at play with the program's head of class delivery
advanced by 2 years to 2023. Why? To favour DCNS' schedule that calls for a 2022
acceptance by the MN of the last FREMM.

This program is yet imprecise despite first steel first cut due in 2019.

Frigid waters to you, little buddy, Tay.
 
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@Taygibay : just can't see how one would shrink a FREMM from 6k ton to 4k ton displacement. Your take? Concepts?
 
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