• Naval Warfare

  Second Gowind corvette delivered to UAE

  1st July 2024

  The Gowind 2500 corvettes, designed and built by France’s Naval Group, combine stealth features, resilience and high availability with anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare capabilities.

• Naval Warfare

  Italy’s Fincantieri and UAE’s Edge Group sign for naval joint venture

  21st February 2024

  Edge’s joint venture with Fincantieri will boost Abu Dhabi Ship Building’s growth potential and open the door to the region for its Italian partner.

• Land Warfare

  DSEI 2023: Patria adds remote weapon station to NEMO mortar turret

  18th September 2023

  Patria's NEMO 120mm turreted mortar system has received a defensive upgrade with a Kongsberg R4 remote weapon station (RWS) armed with a .50cal machine gun.

• Naval Warfare

  Insight: Gowind 2500 corvette enjoys strong export business despite Romanian rejection

  5th September 2023

  France's Naval Group's Gowind 2500 corvette, designed for multiple naval missions, has gained popularity worldwide. Shephard Defence Insight provides detailed analysis of its export contracts, armament and technical specifications.

• Land Warfare

  KMW rolls out new 120mm mortar and drone recon modules for Boxer armoured vehicle

  2nd June 2023

  KMW has displayed two new mission modules for the 8x8 Boxer armoured vehicle, one housing a Patria NEMO 120mm mortar turret, and the other equipped for launch and recovery of multiple UAVs for short- and long-range reconnaissance.

• Training

  IDEX 2023: CAE ‘thinks global but acts local’ in Middle East

  20th February 2023

  CAE's VP Europe and Middle East believes setting up business in the region has enhanced the company's capability to deliver locally and to collect insight for projects across the globe.

• Naval Warfare

  NAVDEX 2023: Emirati shipbuilder inks deal to build corvettes for Angola

  20th February 2023

  The deal is a significant development for Abu Dhabi Ship Building and the largest export contract in its history.

• Naval Warfare

  Naval Group eyes Gowind opportunities and hopes to close Romania deal

  10th March 2023

  The Gowind-class corvette has seen success on the export market, and Naval Group is hoping for more deals.

• Naval Warfare

  Qatar expects imminent OPV delivery

  19th January 2022

  With the high-profile FIFA World Cup looming on the horizon this year, Qatar wants to enhance maritime security with new OPVs and other high-end warships.

• Naval Warfare

  Middle East proves fertile market for corvettes

  8th December 2021

  The Middle East has proved a significant region for European shipbuilders such as Naval Group, Navantia and Fincantieri.

• Digital Battlespace

  Italian naval EW equipment exports tell a tale of inconsistency

  10th January 2022

  Different criteria seem to have been applied to exports of naval electronic countermeasures to Egypt as opposed to Qatar, Turkmenistan and the UAE.

• Naval Warfare

  French future frigate programme passes twin milestones

  22nd December 2021

  The keel was laid for the first French Navy FDI frigate on 16 December; at the same time, the PSIM sensor mast was powered up.

• Naval Warfare

  ST Engineering nets Falaj 3 OPV subcontract

  19th November 2021

  Four ships are being built for the UAE Navy by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB).

• Naval Warfare

  Falaj 3 programme proceeds to contract award

  19th May 2021

  Abu Dhabi Ship Building received a contract to build four new OPVs for the UAE Navy.

• Naval Warfare

  NAVDEX 2021: UAE Navy commissions logistic support vessel

  23rd February 2021

  Ceremony for Al Saadiyat reflects strategy to modernise and strengthen the UAE naval fleet, aided by the national defence industry.

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• OPVs

  Falaj 3 Class (1-4) [UAE]

  Programme Background Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) first entered talks with the UAE for the OPV vessel contract in 2015. This was six years prior to ...

• Naval: shipboard communication systems

  Naval: shipboard communication systems | Light Corvettes Procurement [UAE]

  The UAE Navy urges to replace two Muray Jib-class corvettes commissioned in the early 1990s. Abu Dhabi signed a contract with Naval Group for two Gowind corvettes, with ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  Naval: Combat Management Systems | Light Corvettes Procurement [UAE]

  The UAE Navy urges to replace two Muray Jib-class corvettes commissioned in the early 1990s. Abu Dhabi signed a contract with Naval Group for two Gowind corvettes, with ...

• Corvettes

  Light Corvettes Procurement [UAE]

  Programme Background Requirements The current first line of vessels of the UAE Navy includes two Gowind 2500 corvettes (one to be delivered by 2025), six ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  National Combat Management System

  The National Combat Management System (NCMS) is a developmental CMS suite for the UAE Navy. It is being developed under a cooperation agreement between Marakeb ...

• Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

  15m Fast Patrol Boat

  The 15m Fast Patrol Boat is operated by the UAE Coast Guard. It was announced in February 2015 that Al Fattan had also been awarded ...

• Patrol boats

  Falaj 2 Class (FCX07)

  The Falaj 2-class patrol boats are 56m vessels designed and built by Fincantieri. Two units were ordered by the UAE Navy in 2010. Both vessels have been commissioned ...

• Naval guns

  OTO Strales/Davide

  The OTO Strales represents the second iteration of the OTO 76/62mm Super Rapido gun from Leonardo. The weapon, which is in service with the Italian ...

• Naval: Integrated Defensive Systems

  NLWS Naval Laser-Warning System

  Saab's Naval Laser-Warning System (NLWS) is capable of detecting and analysing lasers in blue-water and littoral combat environments. The NLWS consists of a number of sensors ...

• Corvettes

  Baynunah Class

  The Baynunah-class consists of six corvettes that were contracted for the UAE Navy under a joint effort between Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding and France's CMN. The vessels ...

• Sea: tactical training

  UAE NTC

  In 2016, CAE was awarded a contract to design and deliver a comprehensive Naval Training Centre (NTC) to the UAE Navy. The UAE NTC will ...

• Frigates

  Kortenaer (Bremen/Elli) Class

  The Kortenaer-class frigates entered service with the Dutch Navy in 1975. They were gradually decommissioned and sold to the Hellenic Navy (eight ships, Elli-class) and UAE ...

• OPVs

  Falaj 3 Class

  At NAVDEX 2021, Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding revealed a number of new ship designs, including the Falaj 3. This is a 60m OPV based on the Fearless-class ...

• Sea: naval fire control radar

  NA-30S Mk2

  The NA30S is a modular weapon control system designed to control surface-to-air missiles and guns (up to three gun outputs) in a sophisticated threat environment ...

• Corvettes

  Al Manama Class

  The Al Manama-class corvettes have been in service with Bahrain since 1987. The class consists of two guided-missile patrol combatants built by Luerssen based on ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  Al Saadiyat (Logistics Support Vessel)

  Al Saadiyat is the most recent logistics support vessel to be built for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy. The vessel is effectively a large ...

• Naval: Combat Management Systems

  IPN

  Produced by Selex ES (now part of Leonardo), the IPN is a family of combat management systems. Also known as SADOC 2, it is in ...

• Corvettes

  Muray Jib Class

  The Muray Jib-class corvettes are in service with the UAE Navy. The two corvettes are an adaptation of Lurssen's FPB 62 corvettes in service with ...

• Military - UUVs

  SeaBotix vLBV300

  The SeaBotix vLBV300 system has four horizontal thrusters arranged in a vectored format, providing nearly equal thrust in all horizontal directions, allowing for extreme current ...