Final FREMM Frigate ‘Lorraine’ Delivered to the French Navy
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) took delivery of the FREMM Frigate 'Lorraine' from Naval Group on 16 November 2022.
21 Nov 2022
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) took delivery of the FREMM Frigate 'Lorraine' from Naval Group on 16 November 2022.
15 Oct 2022
The French Navy's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) mission "Clemenceau 2022" saw the first operational deployment of the new Air Defense FREMM (FREMM DA) Alsace.
29 Jun 2022
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is planning to send one of its frontline and most recent vessel, an Air Defense FREMM, to the next RIMPAC exercise in 2024. For this year's edition which started today, a Floreal-class surveillance frigate is participating.
22 Feb 2022
On February 22, 2022, Naval Group started the first sea trials of the FREMM DA Lorraine, an important step before the frigate's delivery. For several days, the eighth FREMM to be delivered to the French Navy and second with enhanced air defence capabilities (FREMM DA), will undergo sea trials off the coast of Brittany.
22 Nov 2021
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) multi-mission frigate (FREMM) "Alsace" entered "active duty" (admission au service actif in French) on 22 November 2021. It is the seventh Aquitaine-class FREMM overall but the first of two air-defense frigate in the FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) variant.
16 Apr 2021
Naval Group today handed over the FREMM Frigate "Alsace" to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during a ceremony at Toulon naval base...
13 Nov 2020
Naval Group today launched the multi-missions FREMM frigate "Lorraine". It is the second of two air-defence frigates known as FREMM DA and the final FREMM...
21 Oct 2020
The FREMM frigate "Alsace" started her initial sea trials on October 5th, setting sails for the first time under her own power from the Naval Group shipyard...
07 Oct 2020
The FREMM frigate "Alsace" started her initial sea trials on October 5th, setting sails for the first time under her own power from the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient. "Alsace" is the first of two air-defense frigates known as FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
09 Sep 2020
The FREMM frigate "Alsace" is set to begin its initial sea trials in early October, Naval News learned from Naval Group, the shipbuilder. It is the first of two air-defence frigates known as FREMM DA (Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).