DCNS Prime Contractor for Europe's Largest Naval Defence Programme

(October 8, 2009) -- DCNS has signed an order supplement for three new vessels under the European FREMM multimission frigate programme. This brings France's total order to 11 vessels, scheduled for delivery from 2012 to 2022.

Contract confirmation was announced today by the French Minister for Defence, Mr Herve Morin, at the production launch of France's second multimission frigate in the series, the Normandie.


This amendment to the FREMM multimission frigate contract calls for the development and construction of three additional vessels, two in air defence configuration, as well as capability enhancements for all frigates in the series and a delivery schedule of one vessel every 10 months. It also calls for operational support for these state-of-the-art vessels in their first years of service.

"I would like to thank the French defence procurement agency and the Navy for their support and the confidence they have placed in us," said Patrick Boissier, Chairman & CEO of DCNS. "DCNS is proud to be part of Europe's most ambitious naval cooperation programme and contribute to this new chapter in the construction of a Europe-wide naval defence community. A project on this scale is a remarkable human adventure as well as an industrial challenge and shows what our teams are able to design and build to meet the emerging requirements of our customers."

Source : DCNS