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FREMM (Aquitaine class)
A Franco-Italian family of multipurpose frigates co-designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri, with the French Aquitaine-class variant emphasizing anti-submarine warfare and land-attack strike. It carries Aster air-defense missiles and SCALP naval cruise missiles in separate vertical-launch modules.
In service since 2012 · 4 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
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Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
French export-licensed
CIEEMG inter-ministerial approval; broadly export-oriented.
Channel: DGA / direct commercial
Fielded & proven
Established · 4 operators
In service since 2012. Status: active · ~8 built.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from.
Interoperability
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- 76 mm main gun
- VLS cells
Vertical-launch missile cells on a warship — a proxy for magazine depth. Higher means more missiles before rearming.
- 32 Stronger than 50% of warships
- Torpedo tubes
Number of torpedo tubes (submarines and some surface ships).
- 2 Bottom 9% of warships
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 142 m
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- Herakles multifunction radar
- Sensors
IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.
- hull-mounted and towed-array sonar
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 8 Stronger than 85% of warships
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 4 Top 2% of warships
Specifications compiled from public Naval Group and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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Fincantieri Bergamini class (FREMM) Frequently asked questions
What is the main armament of the Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class)? +
The Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class)'s primary weapon is the 76 mm main gun.
What is the Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class) used for? +
The Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class) is a warship typically used for deep strike, air defense.
How many countries operate the Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class)? +
The Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class) is operated by 4 countries.
How much does the Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class) cost? +
Naval Group FREMM (Aquitaine class): Unit cost not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
