In
recent weeks, DCNS teams continued tests of Aquitaine (FREMM) Frigate's
combat system. Among the operations, DCNS engineers have completed the
loading of naval cruise missiles model (MBDA's Scalp Naval). Ultimately,
the implementation of these missiles will give the FREMM class unprecedented
ability for a European frigate to neutralize a target located several
hundred kilometers in land.
The loading of these dummy missiles was conducted at the request of
the French Procurement Agency (DGA) by DCNS teams, in conjunction with
MBDA, the supplier of ammunition and testing facilities. These tests
were conducted to confirm that teams could safely load Aster SAM missiles
and Scalp Naval cruise missiles onboard the FREMM class Frigates.
"The success of these operations is an illustration of the general
smooth running of the Aquitaine Frigate tests," says Vincent Martinot-Lagarde,
FREMM program director at DCNS. "Thanks to the commitment of DCNS
employees, the FREMM vessels are a reference, with the most advanced
systems available." |
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The
ability to implement naval cruise missiles make FREMM Frigates the first
surface ships in Europe with the capacity to neutralize targets located
deep inland, hundreds of kilometers away.
This unprecedented performance is possible thanks to the new versatile
and advanced combat system on-board FREMM. It offers unique unmatched
capabilities to intervene in many situations, particularly in anti submarine
roles.
Five FREMM class frigates are currently under construction at various
stages of completion at DCNS' shipyard in Lorient: Aquitaine, Mohammed
VI (intended for the Royal Navy of Morocco), Normandy, Provence and
Languedoc, which industrialization began some weeks ago. |
