Horizon-class frigate

	French destroyer Forbin, lead ship of the Horizon class
Class overview
Name	Horizon class
Builders	Horizon Sas (DCNS, Thales, Fincantieri, Finmeccanica – Leonardo-Finmeccanica since 2016), Leonardo since 2017
Operators	French Navy; Italian Navy;
Preceded by	Suffren class (France); Durand de la Penne class (Italy);
Cost	France: €1.08 billion per unit (FY 2013); Italy: €1.5 billion per unit (FY 2016);
Built	2002–2007
In service	Since 2008
In commission	Since 2007
Planned	8
Completed	4
Cancelled	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	7,050 t (6,940 long tons; 7,770 short tons), full load; 5,290 t (5,210 long tons; 5,830 short tons), light displacement;
Length	152.87 m (501 ft 7 in) LOA; 141.7 m (465 ft) LPP;
Beam	20.3 m (67 ft)
Draught	5.4 m (18 ft); depth 11.8 m (39 ft);
Propulsion	CODOG scheme; 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each; 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each; 4 × diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini V1716T2ME, 1.600 kW (2.146 hp) each; 2 × shaft; 1 × bow thruster;
Speed	In excess of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	6,100 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h); 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 25 knots (46 km/h);
Complement	Italia: 255 in 1, 2 or 4 beds for cabin
Crew	Italia: 236, of which: 195 based-crew + 13 flight staff + 18 others
Sensors and ; processing systems	Selex ES EMPAR Phased array G band multi-purpose radar; BAE/Thales Group S1850M long range radar; Thales Group UMS 4110 CL sonar; (Only Italian units:) surface search radar in E/F band Selex RAN 30X/I (RASS); Selex ES IFF SIR R/S; GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN753(V)4; 2 × Selex ES RTN-30X fire direction radar; Sagem IRST Vampir MB (IRAS);
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elettronica Spa 4100 Nettuno; SIGEN EW; 2 × OTO Melara ODLS-H decoy launching system; 2 × SLAT anti torpedo system;
Armament	Anti-air missiles:; PAAMS air-defence system.; A 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System for a mix of up-to 48×:; Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km); Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km); Anti-ship missiles:; 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France); 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy); Guns & CIWS:; 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France); 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns with Davide/Strales system (Italy); [1 × Sadral Mistral CIWS] "for but not with" (France); 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy) or,; 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France); Italy: 2 × LRAD Sitep MS-424; Anti-submarine warfare:; 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact (with 24 torpedoes stored);
Aircraft carried	1 × AW101 or SH90A
Aviation facilities	Flight deck, 24.8 m × 16.0 m (81.4 ft × 52.5 ft); Hangar for one AW101 or NH90 Caïman;

The Horizon class (French: Classe Horizon; Italian: Classe Orizzonte) is a class of air-defence destroyers in service with the French and Italian navies. They are designated as destroyers by the Italians^[7] and are referred to as "frigates" by the French but nonetheless also use the NATO classification "D" intended for destroyers. The programme started as the Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF), a three-nation collaboration between France, the United Kingdom, and Italy to develop a new generation of air-defence warships.^[8] Differing national requirements, workshare disagreements and delays led to the UK withdrawing from the project in 1999 to develop the Type 45 destroyer.^[9]

The FREMM multipurpose frigate were built using the same company structure as the Horizon project.

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[gs.org-2] "Project Horizon". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[3] "Forbin (D620)" (in French). Marine Nationale. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[4] "Frégate Forbin" (in French). Alabordache.fr. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[5] "Frégate Chevalier Paul" (in French). Alabordache.fr. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[6] "Narwhal : Deux nouveaux bâtiments français équipés". June 2018.

[7] "Destroyer – Marina Militare".

[navaltech-8] "Horizon Class". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[9] Nicoll, Alexander (27 April 1999). "National differences scupper frigate project". Financial Times.

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Class overview
French destroyer Forbin, lead ship of the Horizon class
Name	Horizon class
Builders	Horizon Sas (DCNS, Thales, Fincantieri, Finmeccanica – Leonardo-Finmeccanica since 2016), Leonardo since 2017
Operators	French Navy Italian Navy
Preceded by	Suffren class (France) Durand de la Penne class (Italy)
Cost	France: €1.08 billion per unit (FY 2013)^[1] Italy: €1.5 billion per unit (FY 2016)
Built	2002–2007
In service	Since 2008
In commission	Since 2007
Planned	8
Completed	4
Cancelled	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	7,050 t (6,940 long tons; 7,770 short tons), full load^[2] 5,290 t (5,210 long tons; 5,830 short tons), light displacement
Length	152.87 m (501 ft 7 in) LOA 141.7 m (465 ft) LPP
Beam	20.3 m (67 ft)
Draught	5.4 m (18 ft) depth 11.8 m (39 ft)
Propulsion	CODOG scheme 2 × GE/Avio General Electric LM2500Plus TAG, 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each 4 × diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini V1716T2ME, 1.600 kW (2.146 hp) each 2 × shaft 1 × bow thruster
Speed	In excess of 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)^[3]
Range	6,100 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 25 knots (46 km/h)
Complement	Italia: 255 in 1, 2 or 4 beds for cabin
Crew	Italia: 236, of which: 195 based-crew + 13 flight staff + 18 others
Sensors and processing systems	Selex ES EMPAR Phased array G band multi-purpose radar BAE/Thales Group S1850M long range radar Thales Group UMS 4110 CL sonar (Only Italian units:) surface search radar in E/F band Selex RAN 30X/I (RASS) Selex ES IFF SIR R/S GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN753(V)4 2 × Selex ES RTN-30X fire direction radar Sagem IRST Vampir MB (IRAS)
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elettronica Spa 4100 Nettuno SIGEN EW 2 × OTO Melara ODLS-H decoy launching system 2 × SLAT anti torpedo system
Armament	Anti-air missiles: PAAMS air-defence system. A 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System for a mix of up-to 48×: Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km) Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km) Anti-ship missiles: 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France) 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy) Guns & CIWS: 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France) 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns with Davide/Strales system (Italy) [1 × Sadral Mistral CIWS] "for but not with" (France)^[4]^[5] 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy) or, 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France)^[6] Italy: 2 × LRAD Sitep MS-424 Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact (with 24 torpedoes stored)
Aircraft carried	1 × AW101 or SH90A
Aviation facilities	Flight deck, 24.8 m × 16.0 m (81.4 ft × 52.5 ft) Hangar for one AW101 or NH90 Caïman