Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (Koninklijke Marine)

	Artist impression of the ASWF
Class overview
Name	Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate
Builders	Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding
Operators	Royal Netherlands Navy; Belgian Navy;
Preceded by	Karel Doorman-class frigate
Cost	Around €4 billion for 4 ships
Built	2020–2030s
Planned	4
General characteristics
Displacement	6.400 tonnes
Length	145 meters
Beam	18 meters
Complement	up to 117 (plus space for additional 34)
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales APAR block 2.0 X-band Multifunctional radar; Thales SM400 block 2 S-band Multifunctional radar; Thales PHAROS Multi Target Tracking Radar;
Armament	Missiles:; 8x NSM; 16-cell Mk 41 vertical launching system RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packs per cell); 1x RAM RIM-116, 21 missiles each; Torpedoes:; Torpedo system, Mk-54 LWT; Guns:; 1x OTO Melara 76 mm, incl. DART ammunition; 2x 40mm Oto Marlin; Several medium and light machine guns;
Aircraft carried	1 × NH90 helicopter; 1 x UAV;

The Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) is a project of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN, Dutch: Koninklijke Marine) and Belgian Navy to replace the existing Multipurpose- or M-frigates. The project shows similarities to the British Global Combat Ship (also formerly named FSC program) but development is fully separate.

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