Career	-
Displacement:	5600 tons (6635 tons full load)
Length:	152,87 m
Beam:	20,3 m
Draught:	5,4 m
Propulsion:	2 x 31280 HP GE/Fiat Avio LM2500+ gas turbines 2 x 5875 HP SEMT Pielstick 12 PA6 STC diesels 1 bean propulsor 2 x 4-blade propellers
Speed:	29 knots (18 on diesel)
Range:	7000 nm at 18 knts, 3500 nm at 25 knots
Complement:	26 officers 110 petty officers 38 sailors 32 passengers or admirals (optional)
Armament:	8 MM40 Block 3 1 NGDS system(2 decoy launchers, REM, RIR, LAD) 1 radar jammer 1 communication jammer 1 Contralto system (2 acoustic decoy launchers). PAAMS Principal Anti-Air Missile System (48 Aster 15 or 30 missiles in Sylver A50 vertical launchers, EMPAR multifonction radar on G band.) 2 × Otobreda 76 mm super rapid guns
Planes	1 NH90 helicopter (radar ENR, sonar Flash, LADT 11, Marte missiles or MU90 Impact torpedoes)

The Horizon Common New Generation Frigate (CNGF) is a multi-nationial collaboration to produce a new generation of anti-air warfare frigates. It is named Orizzonte in Italian and Horizon in French. Image File history File links Profile of the new Orizzonte class of Marina Militare. ... French Navy jack and ensign. ... Ensign of the Marina Militare. ... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... Aster is a surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European firm MBDA. The missile comes in two variants, the medium range Aster 15 and the longer range Aster 30. ... Sylver is a Belgian trance duo best known for the song Turn the Tide. The group is vocalist Silvy de Bie (born January 4, 1981) and keyboardist/songwriter Wout Van Dessel (born October 19, 1974). ... The Otobreda 76 mm gun is a polyvalent naval artillery piece built by the Italian company Otobreda and OTO Melara. ... The NHI NH90 is a twin-engine, ten-ton multi-role helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries, a company established by Agusta, Eurocopter and Stork Fokker Aerospace. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ...

France, Italy and the UK issued a joint requirement in 1992 after the failure of the NATO Frigate Replacement (NFR-90) project. The resulting CNGF program consisted of the Horizon frigate and its Principle Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS.) The flag of NATO NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April... NFR-90 (NATO Frigate Replacement for 90s) was a multi-national programme designed to produce a common frigate for several NATO nations. ... The Principle Anti Air Missile System (PAAMS) is a joint French/Italian/British program for a naval anti-aircraft weapon. ...

Problems emerged almost immediately: the primary problem was that of differing requirements: France wanted AAW escorts for its aircraft carriers, however with a limited range due to the self-defence capability of the Charles De Gaulle. Italy too required only close range capabilities, as in its home waters of the Mediterranean Sea the ships would operate under Italian Air Force cover. The Royal Navy, however, required more capable ships which could throw a large defensive "bubble" over a fleet operating in hostile areas. The compromise which largely solved this problem was the adoption of a standard radar interface which allowed France and Italy to install the EMPAR multi-function radar and the UK to install the more capable SAMPSON radar. The Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the tenth aircraft carrier in service with the French Marine Nationale, and the first French nuclear surface vessel. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... The Aeronautica Militare Italiana is the Italian air force. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Type 45 with SAMPSON radar on mast The SAMPSON is a multi-function radar produced by BAE Systems. ...

1995 saw the establishment of an International Joint Venture Company (IJVC) compromising the national prime contractors, DCN (France,) GEC-Marconi (UK) and Orizzonte (Italy). In the period 1995-1996 significant arguments, changing requirements and technological problems led to the slippage of the in-service-date of the frigates to around 2006. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) is based in France and is one of Europes leading shipbuilders. ... The General Electric Company plc (GEC) is a British company that was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after its defence unit Marconi Electronic Systems was divested and sold to British Aerospace. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In early 1997 a disagreement emerged as to the choice of Vertical Launch System (VLS) for the PAAMS' MBDA Aster missiles. France and Italy favored the European SYLVER launcher, while the UK was leaning toward the American Mk 41 - capable of firing the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. This issue was eventually resolved when the SYLVER launcher was selected by the PAAMS development team. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ASTER image ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is one of five remote sensory devices on board the Terra satellite launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999. ... Aster 15 SYLVER launchers on the Charles de Gaulle The SYLVER is a vertical missile launcher designed by DCN. The primary application of the launcher has been the MBDA Aster missile. ... A Tomahawk cruise missile The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings. ...

In 1999, with the overall programme in difficulties and the Horizon frigate itself effectively stalled, the UK announced that it was withdrawing from the CNGF project to pursue its own national design. Summing up the changes from the original specification the UK's Chief of Defence Procurement is reported to have said "it's not common and it's not a frigate!". The resulting Type 45 destroyer will be armed with the PAAMS missile system and has benefited from investment in the Horizon project. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Type 45 AAW Destroyer Type 45 AAW Destroyer Britains Type 45 Destroyer is the state-of-the art future air defence destroyer program of the Royal Navy. ...

France and Italy have continued their collaboration under the Horizon project, ordering two ships each which will also deploy the PAAMS missile system. The first ship of the series, the French Forbin, was launched on the on March 10 2005. The Forbin is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, is planned to be commissioned in March 2006. ...

The French Navy has already ordered two units (Forbin and Chevalier Paul, is plans to order two other units around 2007. The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the United Kingdoms Royal Navy). ... The Forbin is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, is planned to be commissioned in March 2006. ... The Chevalier Paul is a Horizon class frigate of the French Marine Nationale, now under construction. ...

The Italian Navy also ordered two units, to replace Audace and Ardito. Marina Militare Italiana (Italian Navy) is one of the four divisions of the military forces of Italy. ...

See also

• European defence procurement

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External links

• Frégates type Horizon - Marine Nationale link to PDF file with specifications and pictures including construction
• Programma Orizzonte - Marina Militare specifications and pictures

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Photographs

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