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Stealth frigates Surcouf and Courbet. Three La Fayette class (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) warships have been upgraded, with the incorporation of a hull-mounted sonar and the modernization of various other systems. La Fayette class - 5 ships (general purpose/escort role) F710 La Fayette; F711 Surcouf; F712 Courbet; F713 Aconit; F714 Guépratte
Aquitaine-class frigate: Displacement: 6,000 tons: Length: 466 ft (142.0 m) Beam: 65 ft (19.8 m) Draught: 16 ft (4.9 m) Sensors and processing systems: Héraklès multi-purpose passive electronically scanned array radar; CAPTAS-4 towed-array sonar; UMS 4110 CL hull-mounted sonar [1] Armament: 1 x 76 mm Super Rapid gun; 3 x 20 mm Narwhal remote ...
Aconit began a major life extension upgrade in February 2023. [14] The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the capacity to deploy the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile.
La Fayette began a major life extension upgrade in October 2021. The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the capacity to deploy the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile.
During a 2017–18 refit, the frigate was equipped with a Thales Bluewatcher sonar as part of a two-year trial that was subsequently extended through 2022. Surcouf was the first La Fayette-class ship to receive an active sonar capability. [6] [7] In 2021, Surcouf deployed to the Pacific accompanying the French Navy helicopter assault ship ...
The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer". While officially classed as "frigates", the larger major surface combatants of the first rank are nevertheless registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx"; though, as of 2023, French Navy vessels are incrementally having hull numbers removed from display on all ships). [10] [11]
The CAPTAS-4 is a towed array sonar developed by Thales Underwater Systems to equip first-rank surface combatants.Manufactured in Brest, France, it represents the high-end and most powerful system of the company's CAPTAS (Combined Active and Passive Towed Array Sonar) line of products [1] and equips several first-rank warships of the French Navy as well as those of various export customers.
Amiral Ronarc'h also has a hangar and flight deck at stern and could accommodate one SDAM UAV and one NH90 or Guépard Marine (H160M) helicopter equipped with MU90 torpedoes and dipping sonar, air-to-surface missiles, and/or heavy machine gun. [6] [3] [7] The frigate also carries two rigid-hull inflatable boats for patrolling or for Special ...