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.
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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.
Taiwan Selects First Kang Ding-Class Frigate for Upgrade
The Taiwan Navy (ROC Navy) has allocated a budget of 43.1 billion New Taiwan dollars (1.37 billion USD) to upgrade its 6 Kang Ding-class (La Fayette) frigates starting in 2022.
Here is Naval Group’s New Torpedo Decoy Launcher
French shipbuilder Naval Group shared exclusively with Naval News some details on its new torpedo decoy launcher...
Taiwan conducts Han Kuang 2022 large-scale exercise
Taiwanese Armed Forces carried out live-fire part of the annual Han Kuang exercises (漢光演習) across Taiwan and its outlying islands between 26 and 29 July 2022.