FREMM multipurpose frigate

	Italian FREMM frigate ’’Carlo Bergamini’’ (F590)
Class overview
Name	FREMM
Builders	France: Naval Group; Italy: Fincantieri;
Operators	Italian Navy; French Navy; Egyptian Navy; Royal Moroccan Navy; United States Navy (on order); Indonesian Navy (planned); Hellenic Navy (planned 2+2);
Preceded by	Georges Leygues class (France); Cassard class (France); Lupo class (Italy); Maestrale class (Italy);
Subclasses	Constellation class; (United States)
Cost	France: €670 million (2014) (equivalent to €750.65 million in 2022) per unit ; Italy: €598 million (2016) per unit ; Morocco: €470 million (2014) (equivalent to €526.58 million in 2022) per unit ; USA: US$795 million (2020) (equivalent to US$922.16 million in 2023) for the first unit;
Built	Since 2007
In commission	Since 2012
Planned	59 (France: 17, Italy: 12, Morocco: 1, Egypt: 5, US: 20, Indonesia: 6)
Cancelled	9 (France)
Active	21 (Italy: 9, France: 8, Morocco: 1, Egypt: 3)
General characteristics
Type	Frigate or destroyer
Displacement	France: 6,000 t (5,900 long tons); Italy: 6,700 t (6,600 long tons) (5,500 tonnes, light displacement);
Length	France: 142 m (465 ft 11 in) LOA; Italy: 144.6 m (474 ft 5 in) LOA; Italy: 132.5 m (434 ft 9 in) LPP;
Beam	France: 20 m (65 ft 7 in); Italy: 19.7 m (64 ft 8 in);
Draught	France: 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in); Italy: 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in);
Propulsion	France: CODLOG; Italy: CODLAG; 1 × 32 MW General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine ; 2 × 2.5 MW Jeumont Electric electric motors ; 4 × diesel generators; France: MTU Series 4000 (2.2 MW each); Italy: Isotta Fraschini VL 1716 (T2ME series by 2.15 MW each, on first two frigate; HPCR series by 2.8 MW each, since the third frigate); 2 × shafts, driving controllable pitch propellers; 1 × 1 MW bow thruster;
Speed	France: In excess of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph); Italy: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph);
Range	France: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph); Italy: 6,800 nmi (12,600 km; 7,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph);
Complement	France: 145; Italy: 199 GP version / 201 ASW version;
Crew	France: 123 crew on average including the air crew; Italy: 131 GP version / 133 ASW version; add 14 crew for one helo on board or add 23 crew for two helicopters on board;
Sensors &; processing systems	France: Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar; Hull-mounted Thales USM 4110 sonar; CAPTAS-4 towed system combining low-frequency active sonar and passive array; Italy: Leonardo Kronos Grand Naval (MFRA) active electronically scanned array radar; Thales UMS 4110 CL hull sonar; Thales UMS 4249 CAPTAS-4 towed sonar (on Italian ASW variants);
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; France: 4 FREMM-ASW (Aquitaine, Provence, Languedoc, Auvergne) with 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 missiles; 2 FREMM-ASW (Bretagne and Normandie) fitted with 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 or 30 missiles; 2 FREMM-AAW (Alsace and Lorraine) fitted with 32-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 32 MBDA Aster 15 or 30 missiles.; Italy: 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A50 VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15 and 30 missiles; Guns:; France: 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun; Italy: 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Davide/Strales guns (FREMM-ASW variant); 1 × Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano and 1 × Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Davide/Strales gun (FREMM-GP variant); Small guns:; France: 3 × Nexter 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems; Italy: 2 × Leonardo OTO Melara 25/80 turret with Oerlikon KBA 25mm as remote weapon station; Anti-ship missiles:; France: 8 × MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles (Block 3c variant entering service with the French Navy from December 2022); Italy: GP variant 8 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship and land attack missiles; ASW variant 4 × MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A and 4 × MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles; Land-attack cruise missiles:; France: 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for 16 MBDA MdCN land-attack cruise missiles (not fitted to two French AAW variants); Anti-submarine warfare:; France: 2 × double Leonardo (WASS) B-515 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes; Italy: 2 × triple Leonardo (WASS) B-515/3 launcher for MU 90 torpedoes; Italy: 2 × SITEP MASS CS-424 acoustic guns (update since 2017);
Aircraft carried	France: 1 × NH90; Italy: 2 × SH90 or 1 × SH90 and 1 × AW101 (armed with MU 90 torpedoes or MBDA Marte Mk2/S missiles);
Aviation facilities	France: single hangar; Italy: double hangar;
Notes	Italy: 1 x RHIB SOLAS (Hatecke 7,5 m), 1 x RHIB Zodiac Hurricane 9,35 m and 1 RHIB CABAT 11 m on the stern

The European multi-purpose frigate or FREMM (French: Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission; Italian: Fregata Europea Multi-Missione) is a Franco-Italian family of warships designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri. This surface combatant is known in France as the Aquitaine class (17 units planned, of which 9 were later cancelled) and in Italy as the Bergamini class (10 units planned). The lead ship of the class, Aquitaine, was commissioned in November 2012 by the French Navy. Italy has ordered six general purpose and four anti-submarine variants. France, on the other hand, has ordered six anti-submarine variants and two air-defense ones.

The FREMM has also been exported to various countries. Notably, the United States Navy selected a FREMM variant for their new Constellation class of 20 frigates, to be built by Fincantieri, starting with a US$795 million contract for the lead ship.