The induction ceremony for the second Gowind class corvette was attended by key officials, including Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Fadhel Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Defence Affairs; Staff Lieutenant General Issa Saif bin Ablan […]
Al Emarat is the second Gowind® corvette ordered by the UAE to Naval Group in 2019. Built in Lorient and launched in May 2022, she started her sea trials in October 2023, at the time […]
The first Gowind corvette ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Navy from French shipbuilder Naval Group was launched on 4 December. The order was placed in 2017 for the construction of two Gowind corvettes. […]
France and Greece on Tuesday signed a multibillion-euro deal for Athens to buy three French frigates, in an accord hailed by President Emmanuel Macron as a major boost for the EU’s defense ambitions. Standing next […]
In 2019 the Romanian authorities announced the selection of Naval Group and its partner Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) for the programme to build four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes, to modernize the T22 frigates and to […]
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of the corvette Port Said (ENS 976) — the first warship 100% built in Egypt. Port Said is the second Gowind 2500 corvette ordered by the Egyptian Navy and […]
Rising concern of CAATSA sanctions if Indonesian buys Su-35 and recent intrusion by Chinese Navy into Indonesian exclusion economic zones, Indonesia turns to France to enhance it’s military capability to deter China venturing into Indonesian […]
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