Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (Koninklijke Marine)

Artist impression of the ASWF
Class overview
NameAnti-Submarine Warfare Frigate
Builders
Operators
Preceded byKarel Doorman-class frigate
Cost€4 billion for 4 ships (as of April 2023)[1]
Built2020–2030s
Planned
  • Dutch Navy: 4
  • Belgian Navy: 2
Completed0
General characteristics [2]
Displacement6.400 tonnes
Length145 m (475 ft 9 in)
Beam18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Installed power32 MW (43,000 hp)
Propulsion
Complement117 (plus space for additional 34)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Systems
    • TNO UWWS (Under Water Warfare System)
    • Thales AWWS (Above Water Warfare System) fire control cluster[7]
  • Sonars: (not yet selected)[8]
    • Bow sonar
    • Towed array sonar
    • mine / obstacle avoidance
  • Radars:[7]
    • Thales APAR block 2.0, X-band multifunctional radar
    • Thales SM400 block 2, (E-band - F band (NATO)) multifunctional radar
    • Thales PHAROS multi-target tracking radar
    • Thales Scout Mk3 low-detectability naval surveillance radar
    • Terma SCANTER 6002 naval surveillance radars [9]
  • Electro-optical sensors:[7]
    • Thales Mirador Mk2 (fire control)
    • Thales Gatekeeper Mk2 (observation)
  • Communications:
  • Navigation:
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Systems to be installed:[13]
    • Soft-kill torpedo countermeasures system
  • Future systems planned:
    • Hard-kill anti-torpedo torpedo system
Armament
Aircraft carried

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) is a project of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN, Dutch: Koninklijke Marine) and Belgian Navy to replace the existing Multipurpose- or M-frigates.[14] The project shows similarities to the British Global Combat Ship (also formerly named FSC program) but development is fully separate.

  1. ^ Saballa, Joe (7 April 2023). "Netherlands, Belgium Agree to $4.4B Anti-Submarine Frigate Deal". The Defence Post. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Anti-Submarine Warfare Fregatten (ASWF) | België en Nederland". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch). 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MAN Energy Solutions to supply main engines and generator sets for ASW Frigates". Defence Industry Europe. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ Hill, John (5 April 2024). "RENK will provide gearbox systems to Dutch and Belgian ASW frigates". Naval Technology. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ "ABB wins order with Damen Naval to supply integrated power and distribution system for ASW frigates". ABB. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Kongsberg Maritime secures contract to supply propeller systems to Damen Naval for four Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates". Kongsberg. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Thales To Equip The New Dutch And Belgian Frigates With Leading Edge Above Water Warfare System". Thales. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "NEW ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FRIGATES ORDERED FOR NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM". The Royal Institution of naval architects. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Terma secures contract to equip Belgian and Netherlands Navy frigates with Scanter 6002 Naval Surveillance Radars". edrmagazine. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Exail to equip Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies' Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates". edrmagazine. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. ^ https://marineschepen.nl/schepen/aswf.html
  12. ^ "Leonardo to supply naval guns for Dutch-Belgian ASW frigates". Defence Industry Europe. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. ^ "NEW ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FRIGATES ORDERED FOR NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM". The Royal Institution of naval architects. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  14. ^ Fiorenza, Nicholas (29 May 2018). "Belgium approves M-frigate replacement". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.