"Al Jubail", the first of five AVANTE 2200 corvettes built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), was launched today by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia.
SAMI Navantia Naval Industries (SAMI-Navantia), a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Navantia S.A., last week signed a €900 million contract with the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to collaborate on Combat System Integration (CSI) on the Avante 2200 corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), the JV said at the DSEI 2019 exhibition in London.
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and French shipbuilding group Naval Group signed on the opening day of IDEX 2019 a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to create a joint venture for the production and development of naval systems and naval vessels.