Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI)

From Euronaval 2024, an FDI frigate with "full options":

- 32x Sylver VLS
- New MLPS multipurpose launcher on the hangar roof (for up to 16x Mistral SAMs or 88x laser guided rockets or a mix of weapons including decoy rockets)
- RapidFire 40mm CIWS (also on hangar)
- Other self-protection including: Jammers (Thales?), 2x CMLS torpedo decoy launchers (Naval Group) and 4x Sylena decoy mortars

The only option missing apparently is Strales guided 76mm rounds for the main gun (Leonardo), but that might be overkill!
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H_K said:
From Euronaval 2024, an FDI frigate with "full options":

- 32x Sylver VLS
- New MLPS multipurpose launcher on the hangar roof (for up to 16x Mistral SAMs or 88x laser guided rockets or a mix of weapons including decoy rockets)
- RapidFire 40mm CIWS (also on hangar)
- Other self-protection including: Jammers (Thales?), 2x CMLS torpedo decoy launchers (Naval Group) and 4x Sylena decoy mortars

The only option missing apparently is Strales guided 76mm rounds for the main gun (Leonardo), but that might be overkill!
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Hrm... That MLPS is a good idea. I suspect that the typical load is going to be some 8x Mistral SAMs, 22x laser guided rockets, plus decoy rockets.

I still prefer the 76mm Supraponte as the CIWS, it's very close to the weight of a RAM or Phalanx install.

And I fully expect to see the Vulcano and DART rounds for the 76mm main gun.
 
H_K said:
From Euronaval 2024, an FDI frigate with "full options":

- 32x Sylver VLS
- New MLPS multipurpose launcher on the hangar roof (for up to 16x Mistral SAMs or 88x laser guided rockets or a mix of weapons including decoy rockets)
- RapidFire 40mm CIWS (also on hangar)
- Other self-protection including: Jammers (Thales?), 2x CMLS torpedo decoy launchers (Naval Group) and 4x Sylena decoy mortars

The only option missing apparently is Strales guided 76mm rounds for the main gun (Leonardo), but that might be overkill!
www.naval-group.com

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If i remember it right wasn't it reported before that the greek FDI's still had an Option for another 16 cells? I need to look for it.

Edit: im wrong while the article was about the greek ships but they meant the french ships.
 
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Thats only 4 of atleast 5 but as we don't have them here its time share it xD
Updated list and it seems only to be 5 parts...
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FDI pt. 1 – The Son of FREMM

The Amiral Ronarc’h represents France’s next-generation FDI frigates, designed for versatile roles including anti-submarine warfare. While smaller, the FDI is expected to do everything …
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FDI pt.2 – All the Tools in the Toolbox

The FDI is designed to manage all the tasks handled by the larger FREMM, putting high demands on the weapons and sensors. It also brings new features, such as a fully digital and cyber-secure desig…
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FDI pt. 3 – We’re not in Red Storm Rising Anymore

The FDI is first and foremost an ASW-frigate, and to understand how this role influence the ship, one need to first look at modern anti-submarine operations.
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FDI pt. 4 – Damage Control and Keeping the Vessel Running

A considerable effort has gone into ensuring that the FDI-class is able to maitain a high availability, and if things go bad, to exercise appropriate damage control to save the vessel.
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FDI pt. 5 – Life Aboard and Frigates Abroad

The FDI frigate, while smaller than its predecessors, shows promise in design and seaworthiness. Its innovative features enhance performance and crew efficiency, with a manageable size allowing for…
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Update on sea trials and positive feedback on the inverted bow. The first Greek frigate is due to start sea trials shortly (in June).
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With sea trials complete, the Admiral Ronarc'h begins a docking period in Lorient
The first of class of the new defense and intervention frigate (FDI) program, Admiral Ronarc'h, has successfully completed its fourth and final series of sea trials, to the great satisfaction of its builder, Naval Group, as well as the French Navy. The French Navy was able to appreciate the at times unprecedented capabilities of this new ship, which is scheduled to arrive in Brest at the end of the summer. Until then, the vessel will undergo a lengthy docking period.

The Admiral Ronarc'h returned to Lorient on Friday, April 11, after completing the fourth and final phase of its sea trials, which began in October. The ship, which has already demonstrated exceptional capabilities in many areas, according to sailors and Naval Group employees interviewed on board by Mer et Marine, arrived at Dock 3 of Naval Group's Lorient shipyard on Tuesday, April 22. The new French frigate will remain there for an extended period of time, approximately 16 weeks, which will allow for corrective work to be carried out and the frigate to be prepared for delivery, which is scheduled for the second half of the year.

Following completion of the maintenance period, the Admiral Ronarc'h is due to arrive in Brest, where it will be based, in September. This will be followed by a military qualifications & training phase with a view to entering active service in 2026. The ship, which has already fired a practice torpedo, is also due to carry out its first Aster surface-to-air missile launch after delivery.

The inverted bow, a real success
After the four phases of sea trials, in different weather conditions, the nautical qualities of the new French frigate were also demonstrated. The fin stabilizers make it roll less than the FREMMs, and the inverted bow designed by Naval Group's architects is considered a resounding success. In heavy weather, the ship does not slam into waves, it cuts through them and diverts the wave energy to the sides, which limits pitching and ensures no green water reaches the foredeck. This results in better seakeeping and therefore increased comfort for the crew. But above all, a more stable platform improves the operation of its sensors and certain weapons (such as the cannon and vertical launchers), while the absence of nose diving into waves prevents possible damage to the foredeck. Finally, the fact that the bow does not slam into the waves reduces the stress on the structure and therefore hull fatigue. The only side effect, when the swell is quite strong, is that the metal "spray rail" which protrudes from the top of the bow generates sea spray. But the sailors clearly consider this to be only a slight inconvenience, which can be dealt with simply by turning on the wipers on the bridge windows, and which is very much offset by the advantages provided by the inverted bow.
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H_K said:
Update on sea trials and positive feedback on the inverted bow. The first Greek frigate is due to start sea trials shortly (in June).
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Great news, I wonder how much the seakeeping qualities of the FDI would be improved by the 10m plug they announced as an option some years ago ...

It also bodes well for the F127 frigates, if it is indeed based on the Meko A-400 AMD, which features the same inverted bow design on a ship twice the displacement.
 
No green water over the weather deck is a very nice improvement in quality of life and in system maintenance.
 
So the tumblehome has returned to the French Navy - not seen since pre-dreads 120 years ago. Mercifully the related Jeune Ecole has not returned, let it buried at the bottom of the Mariana trench. Also the FDI are top of the list ships, not floating horrors.
 
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So the tumblehome has returned to the French Navy - not seen since pre-dreads 120 years ago. Mercifully the related Jeune Ecole has not returned, let it buried at the bottom of the Mariana trench. Also the FDI are top of the list ships, not floating horrors.
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FDI doesn't have a tumblehome hull, it's a relatively conventional flared hull, just with a an inverted bow with the benefits of added waterline length, additional useful volume forward and greater freeboard to reduce spray.
 

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