Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is proposing two new and modern designs for the Hellenic Navy frigate requirement: The F110 Frigates, currently being designed for the Spanish Navy are part of a wider package offer by the shipbuilder with full support of the Spanish government.
F110 and Alfa 3000 are two modern frigate designs with capabilities in AAW, ASuW & ASW. Navantia is ready to build all of them in Greece.
It recently surfaced that the Hellenic Navy need was not limited to new-built frigates. Their need is so urgent that they require a “stop-gap” solution (consisting in the procurement of second-hand vessels or a lease of existing vessels) as well as an upgrade to the in-service Hydra-class frigates.
Abel Mender, International Commercial Manager at Navantia unveiled the company’s offer to Greece:
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Four new F110 frigates,
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A stop-gap solution of two new Alfa 3000 light frigates to be delivered in just 35 months,
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The modernization of the existing Hellenic Navy’s Hydra-class frigates.
The F110 frigate will feature:
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A sonar suite by Thales (BlueMaster UMS 4110 and CAPTAS 4 Compact sonars, the TUUM-6 underwater communication system, and the BlueScan digital acoustic system)
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The SCOMBA combat system by Navantia
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The S-band variant of Lockheed Martin’s SPY-7 radar
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Leonardo 127mm 127/64 LW main gun
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Raytheon’s Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 missile
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Rohde & Schwarz external communications systems
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GMV’ SENDA navigation system
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Propeller systems by Kongsberg Maritime
The Alfa 3000 light frigates:
Will be built in Greece and they will be e1uipped with anti-air, anti-ship and anti-submarine capacity.
Hydra-class upgrade:
The upgrade will be a Mid-Life Upgrade of the four in-service Hydra-class frigates of Hellenic Navy.
