The origins of the FDI frigate trace back to France’s 2013 White Paper on Defense and National Security, which called for a fleet of fifteen first-rank frigates optimized for crisis interventions.
The Hellenic Navy's first FDI frigate has started sea trials. (Naval Group) The first Kimon-class Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention Hellenic Navy (FDI HN) multimission frigate on order for Greece ...
Greece is set to receive its first FDI HN frigate, Kimon (F 601) at the end of 2025. (Naval Group) French maritime technologies company Exail has been selected by Naval Group to provide the navigation ...
The first warship is named for Admiral Pierre-Alexis Ronarc’h, who served in the French Navy during World War I. Four more are under construction for France, and three for Greece. The Maritime ...