바브 엘 만데브 해협에 배치된 벨기에 소해함 인근의 탄도미사일을 격추한 프랑스 FREMM 프리깃

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10월 중순 바브 엘 반데브 해협에서 벨기에 해군의 소해함 프리뮐라함 인근의 탄도미사일을 프랑스 해군의 FREMM 프리깃 한 척이 요격했다고 하네요. 탄도미사일이 소해함을 목표로 발사된 것인지는 불확실하고, 아직까지 발사했다고 발표한 단체도 없다고 합니다. 

# 프랑스 FREMM 프리깃, 벨기에 소해함 인근에서 탄도미사일 격추

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2026년 10월 27일 오전 1시 4분(GMT+9)

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2024년 3월 21일 프랑스 해군 FREMM 프리깃이 예멘에서 발사된 탄도미사일 3발을 요격하는 과정에서 아스터 함대공미사일을 발사하고 있다. (사진: EUNAVFOR ASPIDES / 유럽연합)

프랑스 해군 프리깃 한 척이 2026년 10월 중순 바브엘만데브해협에서 벨기에 소해함 프리뮐라 인근의 탄도미사일을 격추했다고 벨기에 국방부가 10월 26일 플랑드르 공영방송 VRT NWS에 확인했다.

벨기에 함정이 의도된 공격 목표였다는 징후는 없다. 이번 요격을 처음 보도한 데 모르헌이 인용한 소식통들은 미사일 발사가 경고를 목적으로 했을 가능성을 제기했지만, 정확한 목적은 여전히 불분명하다. 프랑스는 이번 사건에 대한 조사에 착수한 것으로 알려졌다.

2026년 10월 26일 기준으로 미사일 발사의 책임을 주장한 단체는 없으며, 벨기에와 프랑스 어느 쪽도 공개적으로 책임 주체를 지목하지 않았다.

## 프랑스 FREMM 프리깃과 아스터 미사일이 사용됐을 가능성

관련 프랑스 군함의 정체는 아직 확인되지 않았지만, 프랑스군 합동참모본부는 2026년 10월 8\~15일을 다룬 작전 상황보고에서 FREMM 다목적 프리깃 한 척이 유럽연합의 아스피데스 작전(Operation Aspides)에 따라 홍해, 바브엘만데브해협, 아덴만에서 활동하고 있었다고 확인했다.

이 지역에서 활동한 것으로 알려진 함정 가운데 하나는 대잠전용 FREMM 프리깃인 랑그도크함이다. 프랑스군 합동참모본부가 르몽드에 확인한 바에 따르면, 이 프리깃은 2026년 10월 1일에서 2일로 넘어가는 밤에 컨테이너선 CMA CGM 샹젤리제호를 호위해 바브엘만데브해협을 통과하던 중 위협적인 것으로 판단된 드론 한 대를 함포로 격추했다.

2026년 10월 9일 공개된 사진에서 프랑스 해군 FREMM 프리깃 랑그도크함이 홍해에서 선박들을 호위하고 있다. (사진: 프랑스 해군 / 프랑스 국방부)

2026년 10월 9일 촬영된 프랑스 해군 사진 역시 랑그도크함이 홍해에서 선단을 호위하는 모습을 보여준다.

그러나 랑그도크함이 이번 탄도미사일 요격에 관여했다는 사실은 확인되지 않았다.

프랑스 FREMM 프리깃은 아스터 함대공미사일을 탑재하고 있다. 방공형을 비롯한 일부 FREMM 프리깃에 탑재되는 장거리형 아스터 30은 탄도미사일 요격능력을 갖추고 있다.

프랑스 해군은 이미 실전에서 이러한 능력을 입증했다. 2024년 3월 21일 방공형 FREMM 프리깃 알자스함은 홍해 남부에서 상선을 보호하던 중 예멘의 후티 반군 통제지역에서 발사된 탄도미사일 3발을 요격했다. 당시 교전에는 아스터 30 미사일이 사용됐다.

## 벨기에 소해함에는 미사일 방어능력이 없다

프리뮐라함(M924)은 벨기에 제브뤼헤를 모항으로 하는 트리파르티트급 소해함이다. 이 함정은 2026년 5월 28일 네덜란드 소해함 빌럼스타트함과 함께 지중해의 NATO 제2상설기뢰대응전단(SNMCMG2)에 합류하기 위해 출항했다.

당시 벨기에 국방부는 이번 파병을 통해 정치적 결정이 내려질 경우 벨기에가 호르무즈해협의 기뢰 제거작전에 기여할 수 있을 것이라고 밝혔다.

벨기에 해군 지휘관 탕기 보트만은 프리뮐라함이 적대적인 환경에서 독립적으로 작전하는 데 필요한 방어능력을 갖추지 못했기 때문에 다른 군함의 보호가 필요하다고 강조했다.

## 역내 전역에서 후티 반군의 탄도미사일 공격 격화

바브엘만데브해협은 예멘과 지부티·에리트레아 사이에 위치하며 홍해와 아덴만을 연결한다. 이 해협은 후티 반군이 해운과 사우디아라비아를 겨냥한 미사일 및 드론 공격을 재개하면서 충돌의 중심지가 됐다.

후티 반군은 2026년 10월 사우디아라비아를 향해 탄도미사일을 반복적으로 발사했다.

사우디아라비아 민간항공총국에 따르면 10월 10일 리야드의 킹칼리드 국제공항(RUH)에 대한 미사일 공격으로 12명이 사망하고 309명이 부상했다.

2026년 10월 20일 영국 국방부는 후티 반군의 미사일과 드론으로부터 사우디아라비아 도시들을 방어하기 위해 영국 공군의 유로파이터 타이푼 전투기를 배치할 계획이라고 발표했다.

2026년 10월 26일 사우디아라비아 주도 연합군의 대변인 투르키 알말리키 소장은 연합군이 리야드를 향해 발사된 또 다른 탄도미사일을 요격했다고 밝혔다.

French frigate downs ballistic missile near Belgian warship

French frigate downs ballistic missile near Belgian warship

French FREMM frigate shoots down ballistic missile near Belgian minehunter

ByClement Charpentreau

2026년 10월 27일 01:04 GMT+9

3 minute read

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A French Navy FREMM frigate launches an Aster surface-to-air missile during the interception of three ballistic missiles fired from Yemen on March 21, 2024. (Credit: EUNAVFOR ASPIDES / European Union)

A French Navy frigate shot down a ballistic missile near the Belgian minehunter Primula in the Bab el-Mandeb strait in mid-October 2026, the Belgian Ministry of Defence confirmed to Flemish public broadcaster VRT NWS on October 26, 2026. 

There is no indication that the Belgian vessel was the intended target. Sources cited by De Morgen, which first reported the interception, suggested the launch may have been intended as a warning, although its purpose remains unclear. France has reportedly opened an investigation into the incident. 

As of October 26, 2026, no group had claimed responsibility for the launch, and neither Belgium nor France had publicly attributed it. 

French FREMM frigate and Aster missile likely involved 

Although the French warship remains unidentified, the French Armed Forces General Staff confirmed in its operational update covering October 8–15, 2026 that a FREMM multipurpose frigate was operating in the Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden under the European Union’s Operation Aspides. 

One vessel known to have been operating in the area was Languedoc, an anti-submarine warfare FREMM. On the night of October 1 to 2, 2026, the frigate used its naval gun to shoot down a drone deemed threatening while escorting the container ship CMA CGM Champs Elysées through Bab el-Mandeb, the French Armed Forces General Staff confirmed to Le Monde.  

French Navy FREMM frigate Languedoc escorts a convoy through the Red Sea in an image released on October 9, 2026. (Credit: Marine nationale / French Ministry of the Armed Forces)

A French Navy photograph dated October 9, 2026, also shows Languedoc escorting a convoy in the Red Sea. 

However, there is no confirmation that Languedoc was involved in the ballistic interception. 

French FREMM frigates are equipped with Aster surface-to-air missiles. The longer-range Aster 30, carried by the air-defense variants and certain other FREMMs, has an anti-ballistic missile capability. 

The French Navy has already demonstrated this capability in combat. On March 21, 2024, the air-defense FREMM Alsace intercepted three ballistic missiles launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen while protecting merchant shipping in the southern Red Sea. The engagement was carried out using Aster 30 missiles. 

Belgian minehunter lacks missile defenses 

Primula (M924) is a Tripartite-class minehunter based in Zeebrugge, Belgium. It departed on May 28, 2026, alongside the Dutch minehunter Willemstad to join NATO’s Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) in the Mediterranean. 

At the time, the Belgian Ministry of Defence said the deployment would allow Belgium to contribute to possible mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz, subject to a political decision. 

Belgian Navy commander Tanguy Botman stressed that Primula lacked the necessary defenses to operate independently in a hostile environment and would need protection from other warships. 

Houthi ballistic missile attacks intensify across the region 

Bab el-Mandeb separates Yemen from Djibouti and Eritrea, linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. The strait has become a flashpoint amid renewed Houthi missile and drone attacks against shipping and Saudi Arabia. 

Houthi forces have repeatedly launched ballistic missiles toward Saudi Arabia in October 2026.  

A missile strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH) on October 10 killed 12 people and injured 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation. 

On October 20, 2026, the UK Ministry of Defence announced plans to deploy Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons to defend Saudi cities against Houthi missiles and drones. 

On October 26, 2026, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said the coalition had intercepted another ballistic missile launched toward Riyadh.

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프랑스가 이 배까지는 안테나 하나의 레이다를 빨리 돌리는 방식을 썼고, 그 다음부터는 안테나 4개를 고정시켜 360도 커버하는 원조가 미국인 방식으로 갔죠?

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넹 회전속도 60RPM이네요. 가격이 2250만 ~ 3250만 달러 정도라고 링크한 문서에선 평가하는데 사실일지는..