Sistemas navales

Clase Aquitaine

Also known as
  • Fragata clase Aquitaine
  • Fragata FREMM clase Aquitaine
  • Fragata multipropósito FREMM clase Aquitaine
  • Fragata FREMM

La clase Aquitaine es la familia francesa de fragatas multimisión FREMM construida por Naval Group, centrada en la guerra antisubmarina pero equipada para defensa aérea de zona, ataque antibuque, empleo de torpedos, operaciones con helicópteros y ataque terrestre profundo. Buques franceses de la clase dispararon misiles MdCN/SCALP Naval en los ataques contra Siria de 2018 y después usaron capacidades de defensa aérea FREMM y FREMM DA durante operaciones en el mar Rojo contra drones y misiles hutíes.

Clase Aquitaine, Clase de fragata multimisión, Sistemas navales
Image source: Wikimedia Commons: 20250429 Sûreté maritime v2 FREMM mer rouge.jpg

Role in Conflicts

2011 Syrian Civil War
Long-Range Strike
Side
U.S., UK, and French strike forces

La fragata francesa Languedoc disparó tres misiles navales SCALP/MdCN desde el Mediterráneo oriental durante el paquete de ataque de la coalición contra instalaciones sirias de armas químicas.

Role details
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Francia
Built by
Naval Group
Built in
France
Type
Clase de fragata multimisión
Service note
2012-presente
Designer
Naval Group
Designed
2005
Produced
Secuencia del programa francés 2005-2022
Number built
10 FREMM construidas en Francia para 2022, incluidas ocho para la Marina francesa

Specifications

Eslora
142 metros
Manga
20 metros
Desplazamiento
6.000 toneladas
Velocidad máxima
27 nudos
Dotación
118 personas más destacamento de helicóptero de 14 personas en FREMM DA
Alcance
6.000 millas nauticas a 15 nudos
Armamento de lanzamiento vertical
Misiles de ataque terrestre MdCN en FREMM con capacidad de ataque; misiles Aster en FREMM DA
Armamento antibuque
8 misiles Exocet MM40 Block 3 en FREMM DA
Armamento antisubmarino
19 torpedos MU90 y un helicóptero Caiman Marine en FREMM DA
Variants

Los buques franceses de la clase Aquitaine son fragatas FREMM, con los dos últimos buques de la Marina francesa construidos como variantes de defensa aérea FREMM DA.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
FREMM anti-submarine warfare configurationFREMM básica de la Marina francesa

Desde Aquitaine hasta Normandie formaron la primera secuencia de entregas francesa y Naval Group las describe como fragatas multimisión optimizadas en torno a la guerra antisubmarina, con capacidades de ataque terrestre, antibuque y autodefensa.

Sources: Naval Group: FREMM DA Lorraine first sea trial, Naval Group: Surface ships

FREMM DA / FREDAConfiguración de defensa aérea mejorada

Alsace y Lorraine añaden una capacidad mejorada de defensa aérea mientras conservan el conjunto de misiones de guerra antisubmarina de las FREMM; Naval Group enumera radar Herakles, misiles Aster 15/30, Exocet MM40, torpedos MU90 y capacidad para helicóptero Caiman Marine en la serie FREMM DA.

Sources: Naval Group: FREMM DA Lorraine first sea trial

Carried Munitions

La clase Aquitaine combina guerra antisubmarina con armamento de misiles de lanzamiento vertical y torpedos documentado para el servicio francés.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
MdCN / SCALP Naval, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, ArtilleryMdCN / SCALP NavalMisil de crucero naval

Naval Group describe las fragatas FREMM como capaces de realizar ataques en profundidad tierra adentro, y los informes de Estados Unidos y USNI identifican a Languedoc como la unidad que disparó tres misiles navales SCALP/MdCN durante los ataques contra Siria de abril de 2018.

Sources: Naval Group: Surface ships, DoD Syria Strike Briefing, U.S., French Warships Launch Attacks on Chemical Weapons Targets in Syria

Aster 30 / Sea Viper air-defense missile, Surface-to-air interceptor missile, Air DefenseAster 30 / Sea Viper air-defense missileMisil de defensa aérea embarcado

Naval Group enumera misiles Aster 15 y 30 entre los sistemas de armas FREMM DA transportados por Alsace y Lorraine para misiones de defensa aérea mejorada.

Sources: Naval Group: FREMM DA Lorraine first sea trial

Timeline

Clase Aquitaine Key Events

  1. Languedoc dispara MdCN en combate

    Durante los ataques con misiles de la coalición contra Siria, la FREMM francesa Languedoc disparó tres misiles de crucero navales desde el Mediterráneo oriental.

    Sources: DoD Syria Strike Briefing, U.S., French Warships Launch Attacks on Chemical Weapons Targets in Syria

  2. Lorraine inicia pruebas de mar

    Naval Group describió a Lorraine como la octava y última FREMM de la Marina francesa y la segunda FREMM DA de defensa aérea mejorada, tras siete entregas francesas desde Aquitaine hasta Alsace.

    Sources: Naval Group: FREMM DA Lorraine first sea trial

  3. Languedoc intercepta drones en el mar Rojo

    Informes de defensa franceses indicaron que Languedoc destruyó dos drones aéreos hostiles procedentes del norte de Yemen mientras operaba en el mar Rojo.

    Sources: French Navy: Languedoc Red Sea lessons

  4. Alsace y Lorraine reconocidas por Aspides

    La Marina francesa informó que las FREMM DA Alsace y Lorraine habían servido casi cinco meses combinados en el mar Rojo y el golfo de Adén bajo la Operation Aspides, con Alsace acreditada contra drones y misiles balísticos y Lorraine contra un dron.

    Sources: Cols Bleus: Alsace and Lorraine decorated for Aspides

Media

Clase Aquitaine Videos

Clase Aquitaine Images

Clase Aquitaine, Clase de fragata multimisión, Sistemas navales - view 1
Source: Wikimedia Commons: 20250515 FORMIDABLE SHIELD 3.jpg
Clase Aquitaine, Clase de fragata multimisión, Sistemas navales - view 2
Source: Wikimedia Commons: French-Navy-Aquitaine-class-frigate.svg
Related Weapon Systems
MdCN / SCALP Naval, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, ArtilleryArtilleryMdCN / SCALP NavalShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileMdCN, also called SCALP Naval or NCM, is MBDA's French naval cruise missile for precision land attack from FREMM frigates and Barracuda/Suffren-class submarines. MBDA describes the weapon as a very-long-range, metric-accuracy deep-strike missile launched either from A70 SYLVER vertical cells or 21-inch submarine torpedo tubes, and French forces used it operationally during the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War.
SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, MunitionsMunitionsSCALP-EGAir-launched cruise missileSCALP-EG is the French-service member of the Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise-missile family, an MBDA deep-strike weapon built for pre-planned attacks on high-value fixed targets such as hardened facilities and key infrastructure. French aircraft used SCALP-EG in Libya, Iraq and the 2018 Syria strikes, Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft later carried it as a Western long-range precision-strike option, Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Bremen class / F122 frigate, Guided-missile frigate class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsBremen class / F122 frigateGuided-missile frigate classThe Bremen class / F122 frigate was an eight-ship German Navy frigate class built from 1979 to 1990 and retained in service until Lübeck decommissioned in 2022. Designed around anti-submarine escort work with Sea Lynx helicopters, CODOG propulsion, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Sea Sparrow air defense, torpedo tubes, and later RAM close-defense launchers, the class also appears in the anti-ISIS record through Augsburg's Operation Counter Daesh carrier-escort deployments.

Sources

Naval News: Two French Navy FREMM Frigates Won a U.S. Navy Award for ASW ExcellencePublisher: Naval News | Note: Supports Aquitaine-class dimensions, displacement, speed, crew, endurance, and ASW-oriented class background. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Naval Group: Surface shipsPublisher: Naval Group | Note: Supports FREMM background, Naval Group as designer and builder, and the mission set that includes anti-submarine warfare, anti-aircraft warfare, deep inland strikes, and naval force command at sea. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Naval Group: FREMM DA Alsace technical featuresPublisher: Naval Group | Note: Supports the FREMM program milestones, Aquitaine's 2012 delivery, the French production sequence, and the technical features listed for the FREMM DA series. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Naval Group: FREMM DA Lorraine first sea trialPublisher: Naval Group | Note: Supports French FREMM delivery sequence, Naval Group design/build role, FREMM DA variant context, Herakles/Aster/Exocet/MU90/Caiman armament notes, and FREMM DA technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Wikimedia Commons: Category Aquitaine class frigatePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the class's listed operators, France as country of origin, Naval Group as manufacturer, and the total produced count on the category page. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Wikimedia Commons: 20250429 Sûreté maritime v2 FREMM mer rouge.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports open-license provenance for the primary Aquitaine-class gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Wikimedia Commons: 20250515 FORMIDABLE SHIELD 3.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports open-license provenance for a second Aquitaine-class gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Wikimedia Commons: French-Navy-Aquitaine-class-frigate.svgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports open-license provenance for the Aquitaine-class silhouette in the gallery. | Accessed: 2026-07-03DoD Syria Strike BriefingPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Supports April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War direct use: French frigate Languedoc fired three naval cruise missiles from the Eastern Mediterranean during the coalition operation. | Accessed: 2026-07-03U.S., French Warships Launch Attacks on Chemical Weapons Targets in SyriaPublisher: USNI News | Note: Supports April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War direct use: French frigate Languedoc fired three naval variant SCALP cruise missiles during the April 13, 2018 Syria strikes. | Accessed: 2026-07-03French Navy: Languedoc Red Sea lessonsPublisher: Ministere des Armees | Note: Supports 2023 Red Sea Crisis direct use: the FREMM Languedoc was targeted by hostile aerial drones from northern Yemen in December and destroyed two of them while operating in the Red Sea. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Cols Bleus: Alsace and Lorraine decorated for AspidesPublisher: Cols Bleus / Marine nationale | Note: Supports 2023 Red Sea Crisis direct use: FREMM DA Alsace and Lorraine took part in Operation Aspides in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, with Alsace credited against suicide drones and ballistic missiles and Lorraine against a drone. | Accessed: 2026-07-03