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Navantia and Zamil Ink Deal to Support Avante 2200 Corvettes

Our Bureau - : Mar 10, 2022 - : 1:54 pm

Spain’s Navantia and Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Offshore Services Company are boosting their cooperation by providing services for the Avante 2200 corvettes of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF).

The two companies signed an MoU enhancing their cooperation at the World Defense Show that concluded in in Riyadh on Wednesday.

Under the terms of the contract that it signed for building five Avantes for the RSNF, Navantia will provide through-life support (TLS) for the vessels in Saudi Arabia, and train crew as well as maintainers. The first corvette will be commissioned on March 31.

Zamil and Navantia will explore potential collaboration in the field of support services to the Avante 2200s. “Our cooperation with Zamil is a step further in our commitment to boost localisation in support to RSNF and to develop a solid industrial ecosystem in Saudi Arabia,” said Navantia’s VP for Systems and Services, Donato Martínez. “Navantia is fully committed to deliver KSA Vision 2030.”

“With Navantia’s global expertise and world renowned knowledge and Zamil’s proven track record in shipbuilding and repair projects, we are confident that our collaboration will yield a reliable local capability to support the sustainment of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces fleet,” said Nasser F Alhazzani, Zamil’s COO.

Navantia has also set up a joint venture with Saudi Arabia Military Industries (SAMI) to develop, integrate and market the first Saudi Combat System: HAZEM. in September 2019, SAMI-Navantia received an award for the supply and integration of the combat system for the five Avante corvettes.

SAMI Navantia employs over 30 Saudis. Saudi engineers participating directly in the programme have been deployed to Spain for its duration, and will return to Saudi Arabia to continue providing support for the class in the country.

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