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These all seem like Frigates. Any plans for the Saudis to get destroyers (more robust and faster vessels) so the Saudis would be able to protect their own SLOCs for their oil exports to Asia and Europe, just in case they have to.
France has had hundreds of years of military and economic development, while generally staying intact by and large over that time. Colonized countries haven’t had that luxury. Furthermore grande as a colonial power then, and still to this day (just not in name) underwrites their spending on R&D to be able to independently keep pace technologically. If it was just population or economic size, the Germans would be ahead of the French, but the Germans don’t have the empire and are still paying for their reunification by subsidies to the eastern part of their country to bring back the economy there.
Destroyers for Saudi Arabia in government programme
02. JANUARY 2020The U.S. Navy awarded a Lockheed Martin-led shipbuilding consortium including Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), a multi-billion dollar order for the construction of four destroyers to be sold to Saudi Arabia. The destroyers, called Multi-Mission Surface Combatants, are part of the United States’ Foreign Military Sales programme. Fincantieri will build the ships at the Marinette yard in Wisconsin. The now finalised contract has a total value of approximately US$1.3 billion for Fincantieri Marinette Marine. The Multi-Mission Surface Combatant is a highly maneuverable, multi-mission surface naval combat ship, which features the flexibility of the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship steel mono-hull, built by the same consortium for the U.S. Navy. But the Saudi Arabian version has an increased range of 5,000 nautical miles and speeds in excess of 30 knots, making it capable of coastal and open ocean operations, and will also be able to confront modern maritime and economic security threats. Lockheed Martin and FMM, together with the naval architect Gibbs & Cox and over 800 suppliers in 42 states, are already cooperating for the U.S, Navy’s LCS construction programme.
New Ships - Ship & Offshore
www.new-ships.net
From what I understand the Saudi Arabian Navy is undergoing a huge modernization.
Part of this ongoing update are the 5 Al Jubail-class corvettes with Spanish Navantia (with 60% ToT).
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