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Brahmaputra vs FREMM frigate

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Specifications
Brahmaputra FREMM frigate
Origin 🇮🇳 India 🇫🇷 France
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Guided-missile frigate Multi-purpose frigate
Manufacturer Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Naval Group
Year introduced 2000 2012
Number built 3 units 22 units
Estimated unit price NA $795 million
Displacement 3,850 tons 6,700 tons
Maximum speed 30.0 knots 27.0 knots
Range 4,500 nm at 12 knots 6,800 nm at 15 knots
Length 126.4 m 144.6 m
Beam 14.5 m 20.0 m
Crew 350 145
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Armament & Systems
Brahmaputra FREMM frigate
Armament
  • 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 × quadruple KT-184 launchers)
  • 24 × Barak point-defence surface-to-air missiles (3 × 8 cell VLS units)
  • 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun
  • 4 × AK-630 6-barreled 30 mm gatling gun
  • 2 × triple ILAS 3 324 mm torpedo tubes (Whitehead A244S anti-submarine torpedoes)
  • 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A43 or A50 VLS for Aster 15/30 missiles
  • 16-cell MBDA SYLVER A70 VLS for MdCN cruise missiles
  • 8 x MBDA Exocet MM40 Block 3 anti-ship missiles
  • 8 x MBDA Teseo Mk-2/A anti-ship missiles
  • 4 x MBDA MILAS anti-submarine missiles
  • 1 x Leonardo OTO Melara 76 mm SR gun
  • 1 x Leonardo Otobreda 127/64 Vulcano gun
  • 3 x Nexter 20 mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
  • 2 x Leonardo OTO Melara 25/80 turrets
  • 2 x B-515 launchers for MU 90 torpedoes
  • 2 x Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC point-defence SAM
Propulsion 2 BHEL Bhopal steam turbines delivering 22,370 kW (30,000 shp) to 2 shafts CODLOG (France) or CODLAG (Italy): 1 × 32 MW General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine, 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors, 4 × diesel generators

Overview

The Brahmaputra and the FREMM frigate are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 3,850 tons for the Brahmaputra vs 6,700 tons for the FREMM frigate. The Brahmaputra reaches 30 knots vs 27 knots for the FREMM frigate. Operational range is 4,500 nautical miles for the Brahmaputra vs 6,800 for the FREMM frigate. The Brahmaputra carries a crew of 350 vs 145 for the FREMM frigate.

The Brahmaputra was produced in 3 units vs 22 for the FREMM frigate. The Brahmaputra was commissioned in 2000, 12 years before the FREMM frigate (2012).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Brahmaputra-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has greater displacement at 6,700 tons compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 3,850 tons.
Which is faster, the Brahmaputra-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The Brahmaputra-class is faster with a maximum speed of 30 knots compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the Brahmaputra-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has a longer range at 6,800 nautical miles compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 4,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Brahmaputra-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class is longer at 144.6 meters compared to the Brahmaputra-class's 126.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Brahmaputra-class and FREMM frigate-class have?
The Brahmaputra-class has a larger crew complement of 350 compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 145 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Brahmaputra-class or FREMM frigate-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has been built in greater numbers with 22 vessels compared to 3 vessels of the Brahmaputra-class.