FDI Belharra Class
Type: Frigate
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: France
Manufacturer: Naval Group
Overview
Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention — a 4,500-tonne digital-native frigate designed around the revolutionary Thales Sea Fire fixed-panel AESA radar, providing 360-degree continuous air and surface surveillance with ballistic missile detection capability. Armed with 16 Aster 15/30 missiles in Sylver A50 VLS, 8 Exocet MM40 Block 3C, MU90 torpedoes, and a 76mm OTO Melara gun. Features a fully integrated combat management system with extremely high levels of automation enabling a reduced crew of 110. The French Navy has ordered five (first: Amiral Ronarc'h, delivered 2024). Greece has ordered three modified FDI-HN variants with enhanced air defense.
Technical Specifications
| VLS | 32-cell Sylver A50 (Aster 15/30) |
|---|---|
| Crew | 125 + 25 (flag) |
| Type | General-Purpose Frigate (FDI) |
| Radar | Sea Fire 500 AESA 360° fixed array |
| Range | 6,000 nm |
| Speed | 27 knots |
| Length | 121.5 m |
| Armament | Exocet MM40 Block 3C, MU90 torpedoes, 76mm gun, 2x CIWS |
| Helicopter | 1x NH90 NFH |
| Displacement | 4,200 tonnes (full load) |
Operators
- France
- Greece
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