According to information published by Le Point on April 13, 2022, the French Aquitaine-class (FREMM) frigate reportedly sails without Electronic Warfare suite's jammers for budgetary reasons.
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French Aquitaine-class Normandie during NATO Exercise Dynamic Mariner/Joint Warrior (Picture source: Royal Navy)
About the frigate Normandie
Normandie (D651) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy. The Aquitaine class were developed from the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. Constructed from 2014. On 1 February 2018, the frigate Normandie was launched.
The FREMM ("European multi-purpose frigate"; French: Frégate européenne multi-mission; Italian: Fregata europea multi-missione) is a class of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group and Fincantieri for the navies of France and Italy.
The frigate is powered by a combined diesel and gas propulsion system including an MTU Series 4000 engine. She can reach a maximum speed of 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) with a cruising range of 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship has a crew of 145 sailors. The frigate has an aft helicopter hangar and deck of approximately 520m².
Unlike previous ASW variants of the FREMM class, Bretagne and her sister ship Normandie are fitted with SYLVER A50 launch cells (instead of SYLVER A43) able to accommodate larger Aster-30 surface-to-air missiles.
This provides both ships with a potentially enhanced area air defense capability, though both vessels still lacked the boosted variant of the Herakles multifunction radar (which was necessary to accommodate the full range of Aster 30) as well as a complementary fire control radar.
