09.11.2021, 10:06
Zitat:Nigeria orders Turkish OPVshttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/indus...rkish-opvs
The Nigerian Navy signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Dearsan covering the delivery of two new 76 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) on 3 November.
It released a video of the signing ceremony during which Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo said the order is a milestone in achieving the navy's 2021–2030 strategic plan. He described the OPVs as high-endurance vessels capable of maritime interdiction, surveillance, special forces operations, search and rescue, disaster relief, and providing fire support to land forces. [...] The Nigerian media reported that both OPVs are expected to be delivered within 37 months.
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