Fridtjof Nansen Class Frigate
Type: frigate
Domain: sea
Country of Origin: Spain
Manufacturer: Navantia
First Deployed: 2006
Overview
Multi-mission frigate class operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. Equipped with the Lockheed Martin SPY-1F Aegis Combat System, making them the world's smallest Aegis-equipped ships. Armed with ESSM air defense missiles, NSM anti-ship missiles, and Sting Ray torpedoes. Designed for North Atlantic and Arctic operations. The fleet was reduced from 5 to 4 after HNoMS Helge Ingstad was lost in 2018.
Operators
- Norway
Related sea Weapon Systems
- INS Arihant (SSBN) - submarine (India)
- Lurssen CPV - patrol_vessel (Germany)
- Type 075 LHD - amphibious (China)
- HTMS Chakri Naruebet - Light Aircraft Carrier (Spain)
- Type 056A Jiangdao - corvette (China)
- Shaldag Mk V Fast Patrol Boat - Fast Patrol Craft (Israel)
- NSM - Anti-Ship Missile (Norway)
- Maya Class Destroyer (DDG) - destroyer (Japan)
- Type 45 Daring-class - Destroyer (United Kingdom)
- Preveze/Gür Class Submarine - Submarine (Germany)