The PPA parts, which some sources say Egypt contracted is the light version, it can carry an armament including 32 CAAM-ER surface-to-air missiles with a range of 45 km positively directed by radar .... a very modern missile that Britain and Italy depend on to protect some of its ships. ... the other version (Full and Light + versions) iclude only 16 Esther missiles.
CAAM-ER surface-to-air missiles
PPA 20
PPA 20 does not make sense though for 3 reasons:
1- The leaks published regarding the expected deal stated that they are patrol boats, and the character of a patrol boat does not apply to a ship of 5000 tons displacement and is armed in addition to surface-to-surface missiles with medium to long-range air defense as in the case of PPA 20, as the foregoing applies to Frigates.
2- The ship's $300 million is not commensurate with the expected contract price of 9 billion euros, do not forget that this includes the prices of the Bergamini frigates, Typhoon and training aircraft in addition to ammunition.
"In May 2015, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) awarded a €3.5bn ($3.89bn) multi-year contract to a consortium of Fincantieri and Finmeccanica (now Leonardo) for the construction of six PPAs3".
- The time of delivery, as by measuring the length of time it takes Corvettes such as Gowind, with a displacement of 2500 tons, for example, to manufacture and integrate various weapon, electronic and radar systems and sailing experiences until delivery takes more than a year, then manufacturing a ship such as PPA 20 will take time until entry into service, in no case less than two years.. that means 40 years for 20 ships!?..It is just not logical.. but who knows.. if it is true it would propulse the Egyptian navy to even greater heights..
But another source mentioned the type of 20 OPV/IPV of Italian style made for UAE with ToT
This would also be a very excellent Ship and a more logical to acquire.. It comes with:
- The NA-30S which is an ORION RTN-30X radar and an electro-optical camera for tracking and handling low flying targets such as Sea Skimming missiles.
- The KRONOS 3D NV in 3D with a range of 180 km
- 4 Exocet missiles
- 6 Mica missiles, vertically launched
- 1 main gun of the OTO Melara 62/76 Super Rapid
- 2 12.7mm OTO Melara remotely controlled
Falaj 2 class