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🧵Latest at #FEINDEF: Navantia’s fourth of five Avante 2200 corvettes will be delivered to the #Saudi Royal Navy next week, as the Spanish shipbuilder expects to receive a proposal from the Kingdom by 2024 to build five new multi-mission combat ships.
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2. Navantia was contracted by #SaudiArabia in 2018 to build 5 corvettes based on the Avante 2200 design and adapted to specific requirements, including ability to operate in extreme temperatures. Program, dubbed Alsarawat, called for the units to be delivered on a fast schedule.
3. This meant that the company eventually had to produce a ship every four months, which it has managed to do. While the first 3 vessels were commissioned in #Spain, the final two will be inaugurated in Saudi Arabia.
4. After delivery, the latest vessel will undergo further testing, Navantia official told Defense News on the sidelines of the Madrid defense exhibition. He added that additional non-European countries had shown interest in the ships.
5. Roughly 500 prospective crew members from the Royal Saudi Naval Force are now undergoing training at a Navantia facility in Spain. Company has increasingly looked to deepen its cooperation with Riyadh, creating joint venture w/ SAMI to position its systems in the Arab market
6. The two organizations developed the first Saudi naval combat management system, the Hazem.
Last year, Navantia signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Ministry of Defense to explore an opportunity to build a number of multi-mission combat ships.
Last year, Navantia signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Ministry of Defense to explore an opportunity to build a number of multi-mission combat ships.
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