Defence and intervention frigate
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The defence and intervention frigate (French: Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention) or FDI,[9] also known as the Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (English: Medium-Size Frigate) or FTI, is a class of French frigates. As of February 2022, five ships have been ordered for the French Navy, with the lead ship being named Amiral Ronarc'h, and an additional three, more heavily armed vessels, for the Hellenic Navy, with the lead ship named Kimon.
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Amiral Ronarc'h, the first Frégate de défense et d'intervention, fitting out at Lorient shipyard December 2022 | |
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Name | Frégate de défense et d'intervention (FDI) |
Builders | Naval Group, Lorient[1] |
Operators | Future operators French Navy Hellenic Navy |
Preceded by | La Fayette class |
Subclasses | Kimon class |
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Built | 2019+ |
In commission | 2024+ |
Planned | 5 for the French Navy, 3+1 for the Hellenic Navy. (8+1 Total) |
Building | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | General purpose frigate or destroyer |
Displacement | 4.460 t (4.390 long tons) |
Length | 122 m (400 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) |
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Speed | Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Endurance | 45 days[2] |
Complement | 110, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 15 |
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Aircraft carried | 1 NH90[7] or Guépard Marine (H160M) helicopter[7] equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles, and/or heavy machine gun; and SDAM UAV (French vessels);[2][8] 1 MH-60R Seahawk plus Schiebel Camcopter S-100 in Greek Service. |
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First steel was cut in October 2019, beginning construction on the lead unit.[10] The lead ship was laid down on 17 December 2021.[11] Commissioning is planned from 2024 onwards.