FDI Belharra Class

FDI_BELHARRA

The defence and intervention frigate (French: Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention) or FDI,[8] also known as the Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (English: Medium-Size Frigate) or FTI, is a class of French frigates. As of February 2022, five ships have been ordered for the French Navy, with the lead ship being named Amiral Ronarc'h, and an additional three, more heavily armed vessels, for the Hellenic Navy, with the lead ship named Kimon.

First steel was cut in October 2019, beginning construction on the lead unit.[9] The lead ship was laid down on 17 December 2021.[10] Commissioning is planned from 2024 onwards.

Ship data:
      
Type	General purpose frigate or destroyer
Displacement	4.460 t (4.390 long tons)
Length	122 m (400 ft 3 in)
Beam	17.7 m (58 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	
Combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement
Total output: 32,000 kW (43,000 shp)
Speed	Maximum: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance	45 days[2]
Complement	110, excluding air crew detachment of approx. 15

Sensors and processing systems:
	
Search & track radar: Thales Sea Fire multi-function Active electronically scanned array radar, S-band
Sonar: Kingklip Mark 1115 hull sonar,
CAPTAS-4 towed sonar
Decoys: SYLENA Mk1 decoy launching systems for CANTO anti-torpedo decoys (Greek vessels)[4]

Armament:
	
Guns: Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), 2 × Nexter Narwhal 20 mm RWS (French vessels), Leonardo LIONFISH 20mm (Greek vessels)[5]
Anti-ship missiles: 8 × Exocet MM-40 Block 3c
Anti-air missiles: 2 × Sylver A50 8-cell VLS for 16 MBDA Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missiles (French vessels)[6]
4 × Sylver A50 8-cell VLS for 32 MBDA Aster 15/30[7] (Greek vessels)
1 × Mk31 21-cell launcher of RAM Block 2B surface-to-air missiles (Greek vessels)[1]
Anti-submarine: 2 × dual torpedo tubes with EuroTorp MU90 Impact torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 NH90[1] or Guépard Marine (H160M) helicopter[1] equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles, and/or heavy machine gun; and SDAM UAV (French vessels);[2][3] 1 MH-60R Seahawk plus Schiebel Camcopter S-100 in Greek Service.

Class Amiral Ronarch

fdi_belharra


The Fégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) is a model of first-rank frigates that will equip the French Navy and the Greek Navy from 2024 onwards.
Construction of the production model, the Amiral Ronarc'h, began on October 24, 2019 at Naval Group's Lorient site. The French order concerns 5 frigates to be delivered to the Navy between 2024 and 2029, and whose names pay tribute to the French Navy's 20th-century admirals:
	- D 660 FS Amiral Ronarch (2024)
	- D 661 FS Amiral Louzeau (2026)
	- D 662 FS Amiral Castex (2027)
	- D 663 FS Amiral Nomy (2028)
	- D 664 FS Amiral Cabanier (2029)
The Admiral Ronarc'h class is highly recognizable thanks to its inverted bow. This has the advantage of better handling in heavy seas, while substantially improving stealth.

In September 2021, a contract was signed with Greece for the sale of 3 FDIs: Kimon (2025), Nearchos (2025) and Formion (2026).

Crew 110 + 15 air detachment 

Technical specifications :
Length 122 m
Beam 17.7 m
Displacement 4,460 tons
Propulsion Combined diesel and diesel
Power 32 MW
Speed 27 knots

Military features

Armament 	
    1 76 mm Otobreda cannon
    8 Exocet MM40 block 3C missiles
    16 Aster missiles
    2 x 2 MU90 torpedoes
    2 x 20 mm Narwhal remotely operated guns
    Non-lethal passive electronic warfare weapons
    Decoys

Electronics 	
    Sea Fire 500 active antenna radar
    Kingklip Mark II hull sonar
    CAPTAS 4 Compact towed linear array sonar
    IXblue MARINS inertial unit
    iXblue NetANS navigation data distribution system

Range 5,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Aircraft 	
    1 NH90 NFH helicopter
    Drone

Mod by Aplion
Encyclopédie by Marrox