Naval Group has delivered the HS Kimon, the first defence and intervention (FDI) frigate for the Hellenic Navy, at Lorient in France.
The delivery was done under the presence of Greek Minister of Defence Nikos Dendias and French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin.
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The handover is part of a contract under which Naval Group will supply Greece with three additional frigates.
The vessels are designed for high-intensity combat and are intended to enhance the operational capacity of Greece’s surface fleet.
The HS Kimon delivery follows Naval Group’s handover of the first frigate of this class to the French Navy two months earlier.
According to the current schedule, Greece will receive two more frigates in 2026, while a fourth vessel, ordered in November last year, is due for delivery within three years.
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By GlobalDataNaval Group chairman and CEO Pierre Éric Pommellet said: “The delivery of the first FDI for the Hellenic Navy, HS Kimon, represents a major milestone in our cooperation with Greece.
“We are honoured to put our expertise at the service of the Hellenic Navy’s sovereignty and naval superiority through the FDI frigates, which offer very high-level capabilities in all areas of combat.”
Naval Group has also secured an initial in-service support contract from the Hellenic Navy for these ships.
Maintenance and future upgrades will involve cooperation between Naval Group, its subsidiary Naval Group Hellas, and Greek industrial partners.
Construction of these vessels employs processes developed by Naval Group to enable the production of two ships each year.
The frigates are equipped for various types of warfare, including anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, anti-surface, and operations involving asymmetric threats.
Their design allows operation either independently or as part of a fleet and addresses a range of threats, such as advanced submarines, supersonic missiles, cyberattacks, and complex asymmetric risks.
