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Monday, February 21, 2011

Fincantieri delivers tailor-made vessels to UAE Navy

Falaj 2 Stealth Inshore Patrol VesselThe UAE is the first country in the Middle East to invest in two tailor-made naval vessels each worth over €90 million (Dh450 million) — through a recent partnership with a renowned Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.

Fincantieri is present in the UAE through a partnership with Al Fattan Ship Industry.

Apart from their 200 years of shipbuilding experience that involves in manufacturing about 7,000 vessels and cruise ships — Fincantieri has already delivered the two vessels to the UAE Navy.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous21/2/11 22:50

    swedish Visby-class on the picture, not a Falaj 2 class. Big difference between the ships...

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  2. Thanks for the heads-up, image replaced.

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