Naval Group Air Defence FREMM for French Navy

05/28/2021

The FREMM DA Alsace  was launched April 18, 2019 at the Naval Group shipyard of Lorient thirteen months after its keel laying.

It is the ninth FREMM frigate built by Naval Group and the seventh one for the French Navy.

According to Naval Group: “On April 12, 2021 in Toulon, in the presence of Florence Parly, Minister of the Armed Forces, Naval Group delivered, in accordance with its calendar commitments and expected performance, the FREMM DA Alsace. “Intended for the French Navy, it is the first of the two air defense frigates of the FREMM program.

“This is the seventh European Multimissions FREMM Frigate ordered by the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) for the benefit of the French Navy, and whose program management has been entrusted to OCCAR 1.”