June 11, 2015: French has decided to cut its orders for FREMM (Frégate Européen Multi-Mission) Frigates from eleven to eight. In 2008 the original order for 18 was cut to 11. In both cases the cuts ...

Lorraine will be the French Navy’s eighth FREMM frigate and second with enhanced air defence capabilities. On 22 February, Naval Group began sea trials of France’s final FREMM frigate Lorraine. Over ...

Alsace, the first Frégate Européenne Multi-Missions (FREMM) frigate with enhanced air defence capabilities, was launched by Naval Group at its site in Lorient on 18 April, the French shipbuilder has ...

The delivery of the frigate Lorraine marks the close of a decade of French FREMM deliveries. Lorraine is the second of two FREMMs, after Alsace, built with advanced air defence capabilities, known as ...

Naval Group handed over Lorraine , the French Navy's second FREMM DA frigate and eighth overall, on 16 November. (Naval Group) Naval Group handed over Lorraine – the eighth Aquitaine-class FREMM ...

The history of European cooperation on naval programs is plagued by false starts and near disasters. The French-Italian effort to build a new generation of large frigates is no exception. The ...