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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Second Patrol Vessel For The UAE Navy Launched: The “Qarnen”

Falaj 2 (Ghantut)Today at Fincantieri Muggiano (La Spezia) shipyard there was the ceremony to mark the launch of the “Qarnen”, a patrol vessel under construction for the United Arab Emirates Navy.

Her sister ship, the “Ghantut”, was launched last January. The two vessels – whose names come from an area of the Emirates near Abu Dhabi – were ordered in 2010 within the “Falaj 2” program and will be delivered between the end of 2012 and early 2013.

The contract provides for an option for a further two vessels in addition to technology transfer to a local shipyard for the construction of further sister ships.

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