Royal Saudi Navy interested to procure 6 FREMM Frigates from France

FREMM Normandie from Navy Recognition


According to French newspaper La Tribune - Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, could sign a letter of intent (LOI) with the French Government for 6 FREMMs during his visit in Paris in early September. French Navy's FREMM multi-mission frigates are designed and built by DCNS. Five hulls have already been launched, with three Frigates delivered to the French Navy and one to the Royal Moroccan Navy.

DCNS has already built Al Riyadh class Frigate 816 AL DAMMAM of the Royal Saudi Navy

Common equipment

• Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun (on Italian version with Davide/Strales guided-ammunition)
• Two torpedo launchers Eurotorp B515/3 for MU 90 torpedoes with Calzoni AHS (Automatic Handling System)
• Two SLAT (Systeme de Lutte Anti-Torpille) anti-torpedo system (into Italian Navy only for ASW version) ASW DLS (Anti Submarine Weapon Decoy Launcher System) based on Thales ALERT sonar system, DCNS RATO command system and WASS CMAT weapon system (with 12 tube launcher for 127 mm's C-310 decoy and jammers)
• NH90 helicopter, with capability for AW101, Cougar and Caracal
• Thales UMS 4410 CL hull sonar
• Thales UMS 4249 CAPTAS4 towed sonar (anti-submarine versions only)
• Thales TUUM-6 Underwater Telephone
• Two Sigen MM/SMQ-765 EW system: with JASS (Jamming Antenna Sub System) ECM, Nettuno 4100, by ELT Elettronica and Thales ESM (Communications and Radar ESM)
• Two SOFRESUD Quick Pointing Devices "QPD"

French-specific equipment

• 16 cells of SYLVER A43 VLS for Aster 15
• 16 cells of Sylver A70 VLS for SCALP Naval cruise missile with a range up to 1000 km
• MM-40 Exocet block 3, for naval and land attack
• Three Nexter 20mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
• NGDS decoy launcher
• Héraklès radar
• Terma Scanter 2001 radar[18]
• Thales Artemis IRST
• SETIS combat system
• Sagem Najir fire control system for the 76mm gun
• Samahé helicopter handling system