The Amiral Ronarc'h, a Defence and Intervention Frigate (FDI) and the first of a series of five new-generation frigates for the French navy, arrives at its home port of Brest. It is expected to be deployed to distant crisis zones. "I am more than satisfied. I am impressed by the performance in many areas," says Captain Nicolas Guiraud, the frigate's commanding officer. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES