Frigate /en en Cutting-edge sonar and substantial cost savings? Yes we can /en/worldwide-defence-naval-forces/underwater-warfare/magazine/cutting-edge-sonar-and-substantial-cost <p>How Thales’s experience and flexibility met the French and Italian navies’ objectives for the FREMM frigate programme</p> 04 Dec 2020 2737876 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-12/Captas-4_dms_UWS_22082019_photo2_websitethumbnail700x465.jpg Thales integrated sonar suite selected for Spanish Navy's new multi-mission frigates /en/group/press-release/thales-integrated-sonar-suite-selected-spanish-navys-new-multi-mission-frigates The General Directorate for Armament and Material (DGAM) and the naval shipyard Navantia have selected Thales technologies for the Spanish Navy's five new multi-mission frigates. The vessels' anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability, based on two world-class sonars, the CAPTAS 4 Compact and the BlueMaster, and the BlueScan digital acoustic system, will be integrated through Navantia Combat Management System SCOMBA F110 and will enable the service to conduct maritime surveillance, search and protection missions in any theatre of operations. 12 Dec 2019 2729109 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2020-12/Captas-4_dms_UWS_22082019_photo2_websitethumbnail700x465.jpg