In the frigate “Kimon” The first FDI of the Navy who sailed from Lorian for the second phase of the warship test, SKAI’s journalist was found, Stavros Ioannidis and the his camera SKAI.

For the first time a television lens entered the frigate, recording frames the tests on a 10 -hour trip. Specifically, these are engine tests with the ship increasing speed and reaching 27 knots, testing systems tests, sea Fire radar tests and others in the context of surrenderwhich will took place at the end of the year.

After completing this phase next week, new tests will follow. Then the frigate will pick up the weapons and then sail to the port of Salamis.

Following the tradition of the frigate “Kimon” will be followed by the tradition of the frigate “Nearchos” in the spring of 2026 and the autumn of the same year the tradition of the “Formion” frigate.

According to SKAI’s envoy, the executives of the Greek scale They are impressed by the capabilities of the “Kimon” frigate, which comes to change the data in the eastern Mediterranean since there is no corresponding ship in the world with these anti -submarine, anti -aircraft capabilities and surface warfare.

It is recalled that the Greek frigate “Kimon” started its first maritime tests on Wednesday 21 May in Lorian, France, according to a post by Naval Group.

This is the first Greek FDI frigate “Belharra” and F-601 number, which had initially sailed on the morning of Wednesday, May 21 from the Naval Group’s premises off the Atlantic. The frigate had come out open after the successful tests that had been done with the corresponding “Amiral Ronarc’h” frigate of the French Navy.

[#Navgreek] ⚓🇬🇷 Hs Kimon, First #Fdi frigate for the @NavygrStarted Her First Sea Trials on May 21st in Lorient, France.
The Ship Capitalized on the Experience Gained During the Sea Trials of Amiral Ronarc’h, The First of Class For The @Marinenationale. pic.twitter.com/qeda9zawwx

– Naval Group (@navalgroup) May 23, 2025