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Egyptian Navy would be about to order 4 to 6 Gowind Combat Corvettes from DCNS.
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Egyptian
Navy would be about to order 4 to 6 Gowind Combat Corvettes from DCNS |
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According
to French financial newspaper La
Tribune, the Egyptian Navy is about to order 4 Gowind class
corvettes plus two in option. The corvettes selected by Egypt would
be of the "Combat" type as the vessels are set to be fitted
by MBDA's VL Mica surface to air and Exocet anti-ship missiles. The
Royal Malaysian Navy already selected the Gowind Combat and
will get 6 vessels of the type starting around 2020. According to the French newspaper, DCNS' Gowind was competing against two other designs: The Meko A200 from German company TKMS and the Dutch Sigma design by Damen shipyard. |
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 The Gowind Combat Corvette model at Euronaval 2012 |
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The
Gowind "Combat" for Malaysia could almost be considered as
a full fledged Frigate because of its length announced at 111 meters
and displacement of about 3,000 tons. Integrated with SETIS, a combat system derived from FREMM, Gowind Combat Corvettes are true light frigates: They can tackle air, surface and submarine threats. The shock-resistant platform (built according to military standards), the small radar cross-section together with an excellent acoustic signature make it a high-performance surface combatant. |