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Naval Defense Industry News - France, Saudi Arabia |
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DCNS
opens new platform following Royal Saudi Navy Fleet Modernization contract |
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Nathalie Smirnov, director of the DCNS Services division, inaugurated
the premises housing the teams dedicated to the maintenance and modernization
programmes for part of the Saudi Arabian military fleet. These programmes
correspond to the different Service contracts, of which the most recent
LEX (Life Extension) was initiated in the fall 2013. |
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DCNS built Al Riyadh class Frigate 814 MAKKAH of the Royal
Saudi Navy
Picture: DCNS
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The teams of the Saudi Arabia programme platform
manage the service contracts with this major DCNS customer.
» The LEX contract relates to the maintenance of 4 Madina-class
frigates (frigates 2000) and two Boraida-class replenishment oilers
built in the frame of the Sawari1 programme.
» The ERAV contract covers the maintenance of 3 Al Riyadh-class
frigates (frigates 3000) delivered in the frame of the Sawari2 programme.
This represents a total of 9 major technical shutdowns** and 2 intermediate
technical shutdowns*** to be performed in Jeddah over the coming years.
» Lastly, the AMWAJ contract relates to support to the Royal Saudi
Navy in terms of spare-parts supply and technical assistance.
The services provided by DCNS will be delivered partly in France (design,
preparation, purchasing, replacement parts and equipment) and partly
in Saudi Arabia by the DCNS subsidiary Support KSA (performance and
management of work on site) and its employees, which represent DCNS
locally in the field and as close as possible to the customer.
“The Saudi Arabia platform reflects the effective launch of this
programme by our teams. The execution of the first technical shutdown
to start on the frigate Abha in Jeddah will represent a further step
in addressing the challenges of this major contract”, underlines
Nathalie Smirnov, director of the DCNS Services division.
* ODAS, which represents French interests in Saudi Arabia, signed
a State-to-State contract with Riyadh in 2013 relating to the modernization
of part of the Kingdom’s military fleet. DCNS intervenes in this
frame in support of the Saudi Navy.
**Major technical shutdown: vessel maintenance period stretching over
several months and covering major operations.
***Intermediate technical shutdown: vessel maintenance period stretching
over several weeks.
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