France’s first FDI frigate reaches homeport in Brest

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The French Navy’s first defense and intervention frigate (FDI), Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), docked in Brest, its homeport, on 19 September, 2025. The first-in-class ship departed the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient (where it was built) on September 15, 2025. French Navy press release – translation by Naval NewsThe Admiral Ronarc’h frigate is the first of five FDIs ordered by the French Navy. The Naval Group shipyard in Lorient has been totally revamped to be able to scale up and deliver two FDI frigates per year. Lastly, Naval Group is pitching the FDI to Sweden, Denmark, as well as to Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.