On September 7, 2022, the French Navy's FREMM frigate FS Bretagne conducted a live firing of an Aster 15 missile in the Bay of Biscay.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) and Italian Navy (Marina Militare) yesterday inked two partnerships relating to their in-service FREMM frigates.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) conducted an in-theatre crew exchange for the Aquitaine-class FREMM Frigate "Bretagne" earlier this month. The crew swap (B crew relieving A crew) took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 7 December 2021.

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigates FS Provence and FS Languedoc won the U.S. Navy's "Hook'em" award. This is the third time (and the second year in a row) that the U.S. 6th Fleet awards the price to French units for their ability to find and track submarines.

The aero derived gas turbines powering the FREMM and FFG62 ships, and configured for marine applications will be protected by Parker altair® Neptune filtration systems. 

Since the 1st of October Italian Navy Bergamini-class frigate ITS Federico Martinengo (F 596) is operating as the first national asset under the Operation AGENOR within the European-led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASOH) initiative.

At DEFEA 2021, the International Defense Exhibition which opened its doors today in Athens, Greece, Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri confirmed that it is proposing the Italian FREMM frigate design to the Hellenic Navy.

A shortlist was recently leaked for the future frigate of the Hellenic Navy. Naval News reviews in detail the three frigates at the top of this list.