Editing Frigate (section)

====Further developments====
[[File:Maritime Security Belt 2023 - Photo op exercise (14).jpg|thumb|[[Project 22350 frigate|Admiral Gorshkov class frigates]] are armed with [[3M22 Zircon|Zircon]] Hypersonic cruise missiles]]
[[File:Auvergne D654 W Kiel 18-06-2023.jpg|thumb|The stealthy [[FREMM multipurpose frigate]] of the French Navy]]
[[File:BADEN-WURTTEMBERG 00257 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Baden-Württemberg, the lead ship of [[Baden-Württemberg-class frigate|her class of frigates]] in the [[Bundesmarine|German Navy]], is currently the largest frigate in the world.]]
[[Stealth technology]] has been introduced in modern frigate design by the French {{sclass|La Fayette|frigate|4}} design.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/frigates.asp|title=Navy Frigate Warships|access-date=2017-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701095136/http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/frigates.asp|archive-date=1 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Frigate shapes are designed to offer a minimal [[radar cross section]], which also lends them good air penetration; the maneuverability of these frigates has been compared to that of sailing ships. Examples are the Italian and French {{sclass2|Horizon|frigate|4}} with the [[Aster 15]] and [[Aster 30]] missile for anti-missile capabilities, the [[Germany|German]] {{sclass2|F125|frigate|5}} and {{sclass|Sachsen|frigate|2}}<nowiki/>s, the [[Russia]]n {{sclass2|Admiral Gorshkov|frigate|5}} classes with the [[3M22 Zircon|Zircon missile]], the [[India]]n {{sclass|Shivalik|frigate|5}}, {{sclass|Talwar|frigate|5}} and {{sclass|Nilgiri|frigate|5||2019}} classes with the [[Brahmos missile]] system and the [[Malaysia]]n {{sclass|Maharaja Lela|frigate|4}} with the [[Naval Strike Missile]].

The modern [[French Navy]] applies the term first-class frigate and second-class frigate to both destroyers and frigates in service. Pennant numbers remain divided between F-series numbers for those ships internationally recognised as frigates and D-series pennant numbers for those more traditionally recognised as destroyers. This can result in some confusion as certain classes are referred to as frigates in French service while similar ships in other navies are referred to as destroyers. This also results in some recent classes of French ships such as the {{sclass2|Horizon|frigate|4}} being among the largest in the world to carry the rating of frigate. The ''Frégates de Taille Intermédiaire'' (FTI), which means frigates of intermediate size, is a French military program to design and create a planned class of frigates to be used by the French Navy. At the moment, the program consists of five ships, with commissioning [[Future of the French Navy|planned from 2023 onwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2747|title=Update to French Military Planning Law Means New Capabilities for Lafayette Class Frigates|date=21 May 2015 |publisher=navyrecognition.com|access-date=19 December 2020|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213214727/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2747|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[German Navy]], frigates were used to replace aging destroyers; however in size and role the new German frigates exceed the former class of destroyers. The future German {{sclass2|F125|frigate|1}}s are the largest class of frigates worldwide with a displacement of more than 7,200&nbsp;tons. The same was done in the [[Spanish Navy]], which went ahead with the deployment of the first [[Aegis combat system|Aegis]] frigates, the {{sclass|Álvaro de Bazán|frigate|2}}s. The [[Myanmar Navy]] is producing modern frigates with a reduced [[radar cross section]] known as the {{sclass2|Kyan Sittha|frigate|1}}. Before the Kyan Sittha class, the Myanmar Navy also produced an {{sclass|Aung Zeya|frigate|1}}. Although the size of the Myanmar Navy is quite small, it is producing modern guided-missile frigates with the help of Russia, China, and India. However, the fleets of the Myanmar Navy are still expanding with several on-going shipbuilding programmes, including one {{cvt|135|m|ftin}}, 4,000-tonne frigate with the [[Vertical launching system|vertical missile launch systems]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/126158/myanmar-navys-quick-march|title=Myanmar navy's quick march|author=Mohammad Abdur Razzak|accessdate=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205051848/https://www.newagebd.net/article/126158/myanmar-navys-quick-march|archive-date=5 February 2021|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|date=5 February 2021}}</ref> The four planned [[Tamandaré-class frigate|''Tamandaré''-class frigates]] of the [[Brazilian Navy]] will be responsible for introducing ships with stealth technology in the national navy and the Latin American region, with the first boat expected to be launched in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pucara.org/post/brasil-inicia-construcci%C3%B3n-de-fragatas-clase-tamandar%C3%A9|title=Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré|website=Pucará Defensa|date=9 September 2022|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/naval/batimento-de-quilha-da-fragata-tamandare-sera-em-marco-de-2023|title=Batimento de quilha da Fragata 'Tamandaré' será em março de 2023|date=11 September 2022|website=Defesa Aérea e Naval|language=pt}}</ref>