On November 16, 2022, the French Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) received the second multipurpose frigate (FREMM-DA) with enhanced air defense capabilities, HMS Lorraine (D6

On November 16, 2022, the French Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) received the second multipurpose frigate (FREMM-DA) "Lorraine" (D657), the eighth and final FREMM.

"Lorraine" is 142 meters long, 20 meters wide, has a displacement of 6,000 tons, a maximum speed of 27 knots, a self-sustaining capacity of 45 days, and a crew

123-man, Hercules passive phased array multifunctional radar equipped with Thales.

Armament, the ship is armed with a 76mm naval gun, eight Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles, 19 MU90 light torpedoes (anti-submarine), a 32-cell A50 vertical launch system (equipped with Aster 15 and 30 ship-to-air missiles), four 12.7mm machine guns, two Narwhal 20mm remote-controlled guns, anti-missile decoy launchers, anti-torpedo (self-defense) weapons, CAPTAS-4 and UMS 4110 CL sonars, and an NH-90 shipborne helicopter.

Figure 9 shows the Operational Intelligence Center (CIC) of the Lorraine