Military Photos: French Multi-Mission Frigate

French FREMM frigate Aquitaine firing an anti-submarine torpedo:

French Navy frigate Aquitaine (FREMM multi-mission frigate)

The Aquitaine, the first FREMM (Frégate multi-mission) in the ASW-configuration for the French Navy, successfully firing an anti-submarine torpedo on 22 June.

The anti-submarine warfare version of the French-Italian co-produced FREMM frigates are also equipped with a towed-array sonar, vertical launch tubes for the MBDA Aster 15 air defense system and a 76mm Oto Melara gun.

More about the French and Italian FREMM frigates at Naval Technology.