Within the broader FREMM (Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission) program, the Marine Nationale’s FS Aquitaine frigates are a sub-class, with greater ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) capability.

The European Organisation for Joint Armament Production (OCCAR) agency has said that a contract for a further two FREMM frigates in the “enhanced configuration” will be signed in July 2024 ...

The ninth ship in the ten-vessel FREMM frigate fleet was delivered to the Italian Navy on 15 April. Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo, handed over the ...

Fincantieri has started construction on the Italian Navy’s first of two next-generation FREMM frigates, known as the "EVOLUTION" version or FREMM EVO. The milestone was marked with a steel ...

The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its ninth Bergamini-class FREMM multimission frigate, Spartaco Schergat (F 598), from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), the joint venture between Fincantieri ...

A scale model of the FREMM Evo frigate on display at Fincantieri's stand at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) Fincantieri has started construction on the first of two next-generation FREMM Evo ...

Steel-cutting began on the first of the Italian Navy’s new FREMM EVO frigates at the Riva Trigoso (Genoa) shipyard on 3 April. The two next-generation FREMM frigates will be built by Orizzonte Sistemi ...