Plans to upgrade 2 Al Manama- Parliament cleared a $3.76 The country ordered the Kelvin- No known requirements. Up to eight new patrol craft The Kingdom has a large scale No known requirements. Austal has delivered the first of 8 landing craft and high-speed Following the lifting of sanctions Up to 8 new patrol craft are class (MGB 62 Type) corvettes, billion loan from France in Hughes SharpEye radar system thought to be required. modernisation and replacement 2 high-speed support vessels protection vessels were ordered in 2016, Iran has had required for the coast guard. contracted by Selex ES, and 4 March for the acquisition of for its new fleet of 17 coastal programme planned for its (HSSVs) to the Royal Navy of from Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding discussions with Italy’s Ahmad Al Fateh-class (TNC 45 naval vessels and fighter jets. patrol boats. ARES Shipyard in Eastern Fleet worth up to $16 Oman (RNO). The delivery of (ADSB) in January for AED 260 Fincantieri about acquiring Type) fast attack craft in a $56 The country ordered 4 Gowind Turkey is building the Hercules billion. The Saudi Naval RNOV Al Mubshir is part of a million ($70.8 million). The patrol and merchant vessels. million deal reported by HIS corvettes from France’s DCNS class boats through 2018. The Expansion Programme II $124.9m contract to design, vessels will be in various sizes Jane’s. Potentially interested in in 2014, with 3 of those deal was for 10 ARES 110 (SNEP 2) will include build and provide logistics with multi-mission capabilities. acquiring a future corvette. expected to be built in Egypt’s Hercules multi-role patrol craft, - 2 AL BASRA CLASS investment for patrol vessels, - 1 COASTAL SECURITY support for two HSSVs. - 4 DOST CLASS (COAST Alexandria Shipyards as part of 5 ARES 75 Hercules multi-role (2012, RHFSF) - 2 OPVS (COAST GUARD) MPAs, and corvettes. The CRAFT Delivery is expected mid-2016. GUARD) a technology transfer deal. patrol craft and 2 ARES 150 (N/A, N/A) country reportedly requires 20- (2012, RHFSF) Awaiting the final of 4 Al-Ofouq- - 3 PARVIN CLASS (2010, RMK Marine Shipyard) Hercules multi-role patrol craft. - 6 ARDHANA CLASS 24 fast patrol vessels up to 45m class patrol vessels, built by (c.1960, USA) In March 2014 the Qatar Emiri (c.1970, Vosper Thornycroft) long. As part of SNEP 2, Saudi Singapore-based shipbuilder - 2 KAIVAN CLASS Naval Forces (QENF) signed a - PATROL CRAFT 4+2 Arabia was reportedly offered 4 ST Marine as part of a $614 - 10 SUBAHI CLASS (c.1950, US Coast Guard) - 2 AL MANAMA-CLASS memorandum of understanding BAYNUNAH CLASS US-built Freedom Class Littoral million contract signed in 2012. (2004, N/A) (1988, Lürssen) with Nakilat-Damen Shipyards (2010-, CMN Group/Abu Dhabi Combat Ships based on the The vessels are based on ST - 3 AL-SHAHEED CLASS - 4 AHMED AL FATEH CLASS - 2 DESCUBIERTA CLASS Qatar (NDSQ), which is a joint Ship Building) Lockheed Martin design but Marine's Fearless 75 design. (c.2000, France) (1984, Lürssen) (1984, Bazan, Ferrol) venture between Damen and negotiations are still on-going. - 4 INTTISAR CLASS - 2 AL RIFFA CLASS - 22 TIMSAH I/II CLASS Nakilat of Qatar, on a $823 The country rejected an initial (c.2000, Australia) (1982, Lürssen) (N/A, N/A) million deal for 6 patrol boats. In U.S. Navy deal The ships would - 12 SEA SPECTRE PB MK III March 2016 the deal took fulfil Saudi Arabia’s requirement CLASS (2001, Marinette another step forward as the two for 4 large surface ships, known Marine/ Peterson Builders) parties signed another MoU for as Multi-Mission Surface - 3 AL BUSHRA CLASS - 9 SWIFTSHIPS CLASS an additional new diving Combatant (MMSC). As part of (1995, CMN Group) (c.2010, Swiftships USA) support ship. No other details SNEP 2, six corvette-sized - 4 PROVINCE CLASS - 6 MV70 CLASS about the deal are currently ships are also reportedly (1982, Vosper Thornycroft) (N/A, N/A) known. At Dimdex Qatar agreed required. France has reportedly - 5 P-6 (PROJECT 183) CLASS a deal with Turkish company received a commitment for the (1956, Soviet) Yonca Onuc (J.V.) for the purchase of 30 patrol boats. - 3 TEXTRON CLASS purchase of fast interceptor Moreover, German shipyard (N/A, N/A) vessels for $46.6 million and an Lürssen has been contracted to $18.7 million deal with build 15 patrol vessels (TNC 35 European company Zodiac for and FPB 38) in a $1.7 billion Supported by the Bahrain Defence Force and the Royal the purchase of armed fast deal. Bahrain Naval Force, this year’s event will focus on the attack vessels. The country primary topic of GCC cooperation in maritime security; recently signed a $5.6 billion contract with Fincantieri for enhancing Bahrain’s leading role in maritime affairs in the Four corvette warships and a same year as the new GCC Unified Naval Operations Centre support vessel opens in the country. - 9 AL SIDDIQ-CLASS (1980, Peterson Builders) - 4 BADR-CLASS Join us at the Middle East’s foremost gathering of naval (1981, Tacoma Boatbuilders) decision makers from 26 – 28 September in Manama to be - 3 AL RIYADH CLASS part of a landmark occasion in GCC maritime cooperation. - 0+6 OPVs (2002, DCN) (2012-, Damen/Nakilat) - 3 Al-JAWF CLASS (1991, Vosper Thornycroft) For more information or to register, contact us at: +971 4 364 2975 [email protected] www.opvmiddleeast.com .