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.
Fincantieri and the Ministry of Defense of Indonesia have signed a contract for the supply of 6 FREMM-class frigates, the modernization and sale of 2 Maestrale-class frigates, and the related logistical support.
ITS Marceglia left on 11 May 2021 the port of Lisbon heading towards Scotland, where she is going to participate, from 15 to 28 May, to the international missile defence exercise named At Sea Demonstration / Formidable Shield-21 (ASD/FS21) at UK MoD Hebrides range.
The second Italian-built Bergamini-class FREMM frigate procured by Egypt arrived on April 15 at the Alexandria naval base, where she officially joined the Egyptian Navy.
Naval Group today handed over the FREMM Frigate "Alsace" to the French Navy (Marine Nationale) during a ceremony at Toulon naval base...
