Languedoc (D653) is an Aquitaine -class frigate of the French Navy. The Aquitaine class were developed from the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. [3] Original plans were for 17 FREMM to replace the nine D'Estienne d'Orves -class avisos and nine anti-submarine frigates of the Tourville and Georges Leygues classes.

Dec 12, 2023 · The French ministry of the armed forces announced that French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigate Languedoc intercepted another drone from Yemen. The Frigate was providing direct protection to M/T Strinda, a Norwegian-flagged tanker.

Dec 10, 2023 · French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, confirmed today that French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigate Languedoc used an Aster 15 surface to air missiles to shoot down two drones off Yemen.

Sep 23, 2020 · Languedoc is the third French FREMM frigate having been commissioned. She is crewed by up to 108 personnel and has a running length of 466 feet, a beam of 66 feet and a draught of 17 feet.

Dec 11, 2023 · French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, confirmed today that French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM Frigate Languedoc used an Aster 15 surface to air missiles to shoot down two drones off Yemen.

Nov 30, 2011 · The frigate Aquitaine not having been able to fire its missiles in the allotted time and neither the Auvergne, it is finally the frigate Languedoc which carries out by firing three MdCN of which this is the first operational use.

Dec 11, 2023 · On Saturday, two lethal drones fired from Yemen attacked the French guided-missile frigate FS Languedoc (653) while it was operating in the Red Sea, the French Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu told the French Senate.

Dec 10, 2023 · PARIS — A French frigate shot down two drones in the Red Sea that were heading toward it from the coast of Yemen, the French military said on Sunday. “The interception and destruction of...

Languedoc (D653) is an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy. The Aquitaine class were developed from the FREMM multipurpose frigate program. [2] Original plans were for 17 FREMM to replace the nine D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisos and nine anti-submarine frigates of the Tourville and Georges...

Aug 1, 2023 · The French frigate Languedoc, an Aquitaine-class multi-mission frigate, and USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, recently demonstrated exceptional...