First images of FF Aquitaine (near 6.000 tons), first ship of a new series, literally unveiled in presence of the french president Nicolas Sarkozy (in french):

http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=113073

Can't anybody design a proper-looking ship anymore?

Can't anybody design a proper-looking ship anymore?

Stealth is the word, I suppose ...

First sailing test of Aquitaine:

http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=115933

More pictures, including VLS (16xAster 15+16xScalp Naval, Scalp Naval from 2014):

http://www.meretmarine.com/article.cfm?id=119255

More changes in the French FREMM program:

FREDA air defence variants will be the 7 and 8 ship, not 10 and 11. She will keep CAPTAS towed array and an improved Herakles radar.

http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/fremm-programme-etale-et-reorganise

As stated in the French Wiki:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_Aquitaine

from the fourth ship the main gun will be 127mm, not 76mm. The previous three will be retrofitted.