UAE receives Abu Dhabi ASW corvette and Ghantut FALAJ2 patrol vessel from Italy

The Abu Dhabi Anti-Submarine Warfare corvette and Ghantut FALAJ2 patrol vessel have been handed over to the United Arab Emirates Navy at the Fincantieri shipyard in Muggiano, Italy.

The Abu Dhabi corvette features:

• a length of 88 m
• beam of 12 m
• displacement of 1650 ton
• speed of 25 kn
• range of 3000 nautical miles at 14 kn
• crew of 70
• capable of multiple missions, including patrol, surveillance, anti-submarine warfare and surface strike

The Ghantut patrol vessel incorporates a stealthy design with the following features:

• maximum speed in excess of 20 kn
• a length of 55 m
• a beam of 8.8 m
• a crew of 29 
• capable of multiple missions, including patrol, surveillance and surface strike

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