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FREMM frigate vs Nilgiri

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Specifications
FREMM frigate Nilgiri
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India
Category Frigate Frigate
Type Multi-purpose frigate Guided-missile frigate
Manufacturer Naval Group Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Year introduced 2012 2025
Number built 22 units 7 units
Estimated unit price $795 million $480 million
Displacement 6,700 tons 6,670 tons
Maximum speed 27.0 knots 32.0 knots
Range 6,800 nm at 15 knots 2,500 nm at 28 knots
Length 144.6 m 149.0 m
Beam 20.0 m 17.8 m
Crew 145 226
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Armament & Systems
FREMM frigate Nilgiri
Armament
  • 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
  • 8 × BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles (VLS)
  • 32 × Barak-8 (MRSAM) surface-to-air missiles
  • 1 × 76 mm Oto Melara SRGM
  • 2 × AK-630M CIWS
  • 2 × 3 324 mm torpedo launchers
  • 2 × RBU-6000 anti-submarine rocket launchers
Propulsion CODLOG (France) or CODLAG (Italy): 1 × 32 MW General Electric/Avio LM2500+G4 gas turbine, 2 × 2.5 MW electric motors, 4 × diesel generators CODOG: 2 × GE LM2500+ gas turbines + 2 diesels, 2 shafts

Overview

The FREMM frigate and the Nilgiri are both Frigate classes.

Displacement is 6,700 tons for the FREMM frigate vs 6,670 tons for the Nilgiri. The FREMM frigate reaches 27 knots vs 32 knots for the Nilgiri. Operational range is 6,800 nautical miles for the FREMM frigate vs 2,500 for the Nilgiri. The FREMM frigate carries a crew of 145 vs 226 for the Nilgiri.

The FREMM frigate was produced in 22 units vs 7 for the Nilgiri. Cost per hull is $795M for the FREMM frigate vs $480M for the Nilgiri. The FREMM frigate was commissioned in 2012, 13 years before the Nilgiri (2025).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has greater displacement at 6,700 tons compared to the Nilgiri-class's 6,670 tons.
Which is faster, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The Nilgiri-class is faster with a maximum speed of 32 knots compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 27 knots.
Which has longer range, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has a longer range at 6,800 nautical miles compared to the Nilgiri-class's 2,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The Nilgiri-class is longer at 149.0 meters compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 144.6 meters.
How many crew members do the FREMM frigate-class and Nilgiri-class have?
The Nilgiri-class has a larger crew complement of 226 compared to the FREMM frigate-class's 145 crew members.
Which is more expensive, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The FREMM frigate-class is more expensive at approximately $795 million per unit compared to the Nilgiri-class at $480 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the FREMM frigate-class or Nilgiri-class?
The FREMM frigate-class has been built in greater numbers with 22 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Nilgiri-class.