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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Libya eyes a new arsenal

PV30-LS Patrol craftThe Libyan coast guard is now operating Croatian-built patrol boats in the western Mediterranean as Russia and Western governments elbow each other for substantial orders for new equipment to update Col. Moammar Gadhafi's armed forces.

The 120-foot PV30-LS fast patrol craft were built by the Zagreb-based Adria-Mar Shipbuilding yards at Kali and Bakar Bay.

Deliveries began in August 2006, and the Croatian company was reported to be discussing further orders, including a modified design known as OPB31 to meet a Libyan requirement for more coastal patrol vessels.

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