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News - Belharra
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Naval Warfare
Greek frigate launch heralds Hellenic Navy modernisation
11th October 2023
The launch of the first of three new Kimon-class (FDI HN) frigates for Greece on 4 October 2023 at French shipyard Naval Group represents the beginning of a significant recapitalisation of the Hellenic Navy fleet, which is in urgent need of modernisation.
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Naval Warfare
UK offers twin gifts to Greeks
5th August 2021
The UK is beefing up its Greek frigate proposal with a pair of Type 23s.
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Naval Warfare
France pushes on with FDI
5th May 2021
While delivery of the first-in-class FDI vessel is delayed slightly, the timeframe for the next two frigates has been pushed forward.
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Naval Warfare
FDI programme completion date stays fixed at 2030 despite pandemic
19th October 2020
The French Navy envisages the FDI class as a means of helping it to reach its target of 15 frigates by 2030; the timeline remains steady despite COVID-19 and any delays will be made up ahead of completion.
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Naval Warfare
Burgeoning ties between Greece and Israel extend to shipbuilding
20th July 2020
Greece could receive a new class of vessel based on an Israeli design, as a partial solution to replace the nine Elli-class frigates in service …
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Naval Warfare
Greece formalises interest in French frigates
11th October 2019
Greece has formalised its interest in purchasing two French frigates during a visit by the Greek defence minister to Paris this week. 'We discussed... the …
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Naval Warfare
Insight: South American frigate programmes develop
20th December 2018
With a number of shipbuilding programmes in South America get underway industry is readying itself to compete for these lucrative opportunities, as countries look to …
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Naval Warfare
Euronaval 2018: France marches on with naval ambitions
22nd October 2018
With France's military embarking on a series of modernisation programmes the naval service has its focus on providing for its future requirements under a variety …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group CEO confident on export and cooperation strategy
15th October 2018
Naval Group's CEO teased an announcement on cooperation with Fincantieri as he expressed confidence in the company’s export strategy despite growing competition for key shipbuilding programmes. …
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Naval Warfare
Greece to lease French warships amid Aegean tensions with Turkey
20th April 2018
Greece will this summer lease two state-of-the-art French warships, the defence ministry said 20 April as Athens seeks to bolster its defences in the Aegean …
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Naval Warfare
Naval Group selects FTI suppliers
28th March 2018
Naval Group has initiated the process of selecting equipment suppliers for France's Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI) frigate programme, the company announced on 20 March. …
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Naval Warfare
Pacific 2017: Lacroix to pack a greater wallop
3rd October 2017
Lacroix announced at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney that it had formally acquired the naval business assets of Wallop Defence Systems in the …
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Naval Warfare
Analysis: France dominates naval deliveries
22nd September 2017
Naval Group has delivered the first Gowind 2500 corvette to Egypt, representing the latest step in a long-term programme by the country in renewing its …
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Naval Warfare
DSEI 2017: Frigate designs fuel T31 prospects
5th September 2017
With two new frigate designs expected to be officially unveiled at the show, attention will focus on what prospects, if any exist, there could be …
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Naval Warfare
French Navy to get Belharra frigates
26th April 2017
DCNS has been selected for the development and construction of five intermediate-size frigates for the French Navy, the company announced on 21 April. Known as …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Optional Fourth FDI Frigate [Greece]
Programme Background On 28 September 2021, it was announced by Florence Parly that an agreement had been reached and Naval Group will be equipping the Hellenic ...
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Frigates
Hellenic Frigate Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
Programme Background Timeline The programme took a significant step when the Greek Defence Minister Niko Panagiotopoulos and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed a Letter ...
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Frigates
Greek Stop-Gap Frigate Procurement
Programme Background The Hellenic Navy is acquiring up to four new Frigates. This major equipment programme is the most discussed equipment issue on the Greek ...
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Frigates
Fregates de Defense et d'Intervention (FDI) (France)
Programme Background Timeline The programme for five Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire (FTI) frigates was launched in 2015, with state shipbuilder Naval Group expected to build the ...
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Frigates
Light Multipurpose Frigates (1) [Peru]
Programme Background Requirements The Peruvian navy wants new light multipurpose frigates to replace its existing ageing pair of Lupo-class frigates that will displace about 4,000t. ...
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Corvettes
Corvettes Procurement Programme (1-3) [Greece]
Programme Background Requirements Greece is looking to procure a new class of corvettes to replace part of the ageing Elli-class frigates. As the country is ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Frigates
Admiral Ronarc'h Class (FDI)
The FDI frigates are under construction following the new medium-sized frigate (Frégate de Taille Intermédiaire, FTI) programme for the French Navy, which is planned to ...
