Corsaire-class

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Class overview
Builders:	Arsenal de Vaudouan Chantiers Navals Courtillers
Operators:	Sieuxerr Template:Country data Maracaibo New Tyran
Preceded by:	Charlemagne-class frigate Le Guyader-class frigate La Fayette-class frigate
Cost:	400,000,000 OSD
Built:	2005
In service:	2008–present
Planned:	20+
Building:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Air-defense frigate
Displacement:	4,500 t
Length:	127 m
Beam:	17.5 m
Draught:	4.5 m
Propulsion:	CODLAG arrangement of: 1 × Gas turbine × Electric motors 5 × Diesel generators 2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 1 × Hydrojet
Speed:	29 knots (65 km/h)
Range:	10,000 km @ 15 km/h
Complement:	15 officers, 70 enlisted + 20 aircrew
Sensors and processing systems:	Combat Management and Information Systems: DCNS SENIT SEAO/OPSMER combat decision-making system Electronic aids to navigation: Tacan, AN/SRN-6 Optronics: 1 × Sagem Vampir MB infra-red search and track system 2 × Selex NA-30S radar and optronic fire control system Radars: 1 × Héraklès multi-purpose radar 2 × Selex GEM SPN 753G(V) 10 navigation and helicopter radars Sonars: 1 × Hull sonar 1 × Towed sonar 1 × TUUM-4 underwater telephone Communications: Link 11 Link 14 Link 16 Satellite links: Inmarsat, SYRACUSE 3-A
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Decoys/Counter measures/Jammers: 2 × NETTUNO 4100 ECM electronic jammers 2 × NGDS decoy launchers 1 × SLAT torpedo defense system
Armament:	Guns: 1 × 100mm/55 Modol 100 TR 1 × 25mm Testudo CIWS 2 × Model F2 20mm autocannons 4 × AA-82 13.2mm machine guns Missiles: 2 × 8 cell SYLVER A-43 VLS 16-64 mix of: COFFIN SR (Quad Packed) COFFIN MR (Quad Packed) 2 × 8 cell SYLVER A-70 VLS 16-64 mix of: COFFIN SR (Quad Packed) COFFIN MR (Quad Packed) COFFIN ER MASURCA V/VNG SCALP EG MM.90 2 × 4 MM.40 Block III Exocet OR MM.90 Block II OR MILAS launchers Torpedo: 2 × 2-tube 324mm torpedo launcher for MU90 w/ 10 torpedoes
Aircraft carried:	2 × AS365 Dauphin
Aviation facilities:	Helicopter hanger