A frigate is not a battleship.
French descend from the Tribe of Reuben. May explain.
How difficult is it to re-purpose them to be fish reefs?
France is nuts!
Target practice for the sub Mariners
I’ll be hoping Hezbollah over mans these ships for when they are sent to the bottom of the Med.
Future fishing reefs.
A test for the Air Force: Can a drone take out a frigate?
Target rich environment for the Israeli Air Force and for their submarines - yes, they do have some, we just don’t hear much from them...
Iranian backed Shia jihadists, just the kind of people we want having sophisticated naval assets.
“Like new. Only dropped once.”
Maybe they’ll stop burning down all the French landmarks now?
The article doesn’t answer the BASIC question: Why??
Lebanese Navy has openings for “Ocean Floor Guy.”
Looks like one of our LCS’s. Cannon fodder for the Arleigh Burke’s.
As he gazes down from the hereafter, Charles Martel must certainly be displeased.
These are no even frigates but fast patrol craft. Nothing to get in an uproar about:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_patrol_vessel_L%27Adroit
Hezbollah is soooo good at maintaining machines of war. Wonderif those frigates come with a French maintenance policy?
The frigates gifted are shallow water vessels.
Sensors and processing systems:
DCNS Polaris combat management system
Terma Scanter 6002 I-Band surface search radar
Terma Scanter 4102 I-Band air and surface search radar
Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG
Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit
LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare & decoys:
Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system
Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system
Armament:
1 × 20 mm cannon
2 × .50-cal machine guns
Aircraft carried:
1 × 5-ton helicopter or 1 × 10-ton helicopter (supported)
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned helo
Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad and hangar
The vessel was capable of a variety of missions usually associated with offshore patrol of economic zones. But it provides Hezbollah with a light attack vehicle to harass small boaters.
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance: 30 days
Could be a dedicated nuisance. If any of the armament wa taken off during the time over the last three years to chase fishing boats, it can easily be replaced. 20 MM and .50 cal are common.
rwood