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CMN: the three patrolmen's contract has
finally come into force in Saudi Arabia
By Michel
CABIROL | 02/01/2018,
6:56
Ryad has put into effect the contract for the sale of
three FS56 patrol boats manufactured by the shipyard of Cherbourg, CMN. The
amount of the order is estimated at 250 million euros.
Initialed at the end of 2015, the contract for the sale
of three FS56 patrol boats built by the shipyard of Cherbourg, CMN (Mechanical
Constructions of Normandy) to the Saudi navy was finally finally put into
effect (first deposit paid), according to several sources concordant . The
contract is evaluated for these three fighter-type patrollers at 250 million
euros.
Equipped with a missile launching system, these patrol
boats could be armed with Simbad-RC, a very short-range surface-to-air system
from MBDA. To order the missiles, an endorsement must be further negotiated and
signed, according to concordant sources.
Need the Saudi navy
Initially, these three patrol boats were to equip the
Lebanese navy under the tripartite Donas contract signed in 2014 between Saudi
Arabia and ODAS, on behalf of Lebanon. In disagreement with Beirut, Ryad finally decided to deliver to his army the
materials ordered under the Donas contract, now called SFMC (Saudi-French Military Contract).
Despite the complicated relations between Saudi Arabia
and France, Ryad has put into effect the contract signed by CMN, owned by
Lebanese businessman Iskandar Safa. That's two years after the signing of this
contract. This decision corresponds to a need of the Saudi navy for these
warships and the strict application of the contract, whose execution continues
under the control of ODAS, representing French interests in Riyadh.
Translated by Google - Original post: latribune.fr
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