French frigate ‘La Fayette’ reinforces the Fleet in the Atlantic
It is the first time that a FLF (frégate légère furtive – stealth light frigate) ...
Search Results for : la fayette
Naval Group completes the modernization of the third and last frigate of the La Fayette class
End of 2023, Naval Group completed the modernisation of the third and last La Fayette frigate (FLF), the Aconit, after six months of work followed by a series of dockside and sea trials.
Second Upgraded La Fayette-Class Frigate Is Operational Again
French Navy (Marine Nationale) frigate "La Fayette" is back in the fleet and ready for duty. It is the second La Fayette-class frigate to benefit from a comprehensive upgrade program.
First Upgraded La Fayette-class Frigate is Operational Again
French Navy (Marine Nationale) frigate "Courbet" is back in the fleet and ready for duty. It is the first La Fayette-class frigate to benefit from a comprehensive upgrade program.
First Upgraded La Fayette-class Frigate back into the French Fleet
The French Navy's first upgraded La Fayette-class frigate, "Courbet", was handed over to the French defense procurement agency (DGA) on 13 September 2021 following sea trials. Meanwhile, upgrade work on a second frigate, first-in-class ship La Fayette, started on 4 October 2021.
Video: French Navy’s La Fayette-class Frigate Mid-Life Update
FS Courbet is the first of three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates (known as FLF for Frégate Légère Furtive – Light Stealth Frigate) to receive a mid-life update. The Commanding Officer of the ship and the program director at Naval Group gave Naval News a tour of the ship, focusing on the new upgrades.
Taiwan to Upgrade its La Fayette Frigates with new Air Defense & Combat Systems
The Republic of China (ROC) Navy will start upgrading the air defense and combat systems of its 6 La Fayette type, Kang Ding-class, frigates from 2022.
Euronaval: Naval Group Starts Upgrade Work on La Fayette-class frigates.
In 2017, the DGA awarded the contract to renovate three French Navy La Fayette-class frigates. Renovation work started this with the Courbet on October 5, 2020...
French Navy Names 3 La Fayette-class Frigates Selected for Mid-Life Update
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) named the three (out of five) La Fayette-class frigates selected to receive a mid-life update: The three frigates retained for the comprehensive upgrade are: La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit.
U.S. Navy’s Fourth Constellation-Class Frigate to be Named ‘Lafayette’
U.S. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced in Paris that a future Constellation-class guided-missile frigate will be named USS Lafayette (FFG 65).