Aconit is a general purpose stealth frigate of the French Navy.
Based in Toulon, the frigate was reported active in the Mediterranean as of 2021, taking part in the Mare Aperto exercises with the Italian Navy in October.
[10] In September 2022, the frigate deployed to the Indian Ocean participating in exercises with the Egyptian Navy en route.
[14] The upgrade is designed to permit the frigate to operate through the 2020s and into the 2030s and incorporates the addition of hull-mounted sonar, improved point air defence systems, the CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures system, as well as the capacity to deploy the latest variant of the Exocet anti-ship missile.
[16] She is returned to sea in October and is projected to be fully operational again in early 2024, remaining active until 2034.