Naval Group Begins Production of Sweden's First FDI Frigate Just One Month After Contract Signing
The $4.3 billion deal covers four frigates and the first delivery is scheduled for 2030, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Naval Group held the steel-cutting ceremony for the Royal Swedish Navy's first FDI frigate, FDI Lule, at the Lorient shipyard, just one month after the contract signing.
- Valued at approximately €4.3 billion, the August 31, 2026, agreement commits Naval Group to delivering four advanced FDI frigates to the Royal Swedish Navy for enhanced Baltic defense capabilities.
- While utilizing Naval Group's combat-proven architecture, the frigates will integrate Saab's Giraffe radars, RBS15 anti-ship missiles, and BAE Systems Bofors guns, maximizing operational capability through Swedish defense technology.
- Securing vital NATO reinforcement lines across the Baltic Sea and High North, the acquisition strengthens Enhanced Baltic Deterrence as part of a broader program with 13 FDI ordered by three NATO navies.
- Rear-Admiral Fredrik Lind, Head of Naval Systems at the FMV, and Sweden's Ambassador to France, Caroline Vicini, attended the ceremony, marking the start of serial deliveries scheduled from 2030 through 2034.
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Naval Group Begins Production of Sweden's First FDI Frigate Just One Month After Contract Signing
Naval Group begins production on the Royal Swedish Navy’s first FDI frigate, the FDI Luleå, in Lorient just one month after the contract was signed. Naval Group press release On 1st October 2026, the steel-cutting ceremony of the first Royal Swedish Navy Defence and Intervention Frigate, FDI Luleå, took place in the Naval Group shipyard ...
Key takeaways The construction of the HSwMS Luleå, the first ship of an order for four frigates for the Swedish Navy, has officially begun. During a ceremony on October 1, 2026, at the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient, the first steel was cut. This marked the start of production on the first Swedish FDI frigate. The milestone […]
Naval Group Starts Construction of Sweden’s First FDI Luleå Frigate
Naval Group has started construction of FDI Luleå, the first Defence and Intervention Frigate being built for the Royal Swedish Navy. The steel-cutting ceremony took place at Naval Group’s Lorient shipyard in France on October 1, 2026. It came one month after Sweden signed a contract on August 31 for the procurement of four FDI […]
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