US Selects European Design for New Frigate
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US Selects European Design for New Frigate
USN selects FREMM design as next frigate ? Alert 5
USN selects FREMM design as next frigate
The European FREMM multipurpose frigate as been selected as the design for the U.S. Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) program.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112820
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FREMM_...urpose_frigate
USN selects FREMM design as next frigate
The European FREMM multipurpose frigate as been selected as the design for the U.S. Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) program.
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112820
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FREMM_...urpose_frigate
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Strange image to use as the images online all show it with a stealthy type enclosed aerial array...
Agree with M the M... launched by the French and Italians, sunk by the American legal system..
Agree with M the M... launched by the French and Italians, sunk by the American legal system..
A lot depends on the commercial arrangement to build them - they'll all be built in the USA - Wisconsin I believe and the FREMM design has been on the USN list for at least 3 years. There were 5 designs in the frame but only two US designs - one of those was based on an LCS (which don't seem to be flavour of the month) and the other on the Legend cutter - which is quite an old design I think.
The real money will be made fitting all those US -only bits of kit . It'll be interesting to see what the final cost is if they go-ahead with the FREMM
The real money will be made fitting all those US -only bits of kit . It'll be interesting to see what the final cost is if they go-ahead with the FREMM
