3rd. June, 2026.- Navantia has signed with the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a Follow On Support Contract for services associated to the life cycle support of the first batch of five corvettes already delivered, with a duration of five years.
The contract is an increase of the life cycle support services that Navantia is currently providing since the commissioning of the first corvette in 2022. This new agreement includes an increment of a number of additional technicians for the platform and combat system maintenance and support services, to be executed at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah. Also, this contract includes the supply of spare parts for the five corvettes.
Additionally, the agreement also comprises a Localization plan that includes a number of activities, such as training, transfer of knowledge or spare parts to be produced in the Kingdom, among others, as part of the Localization commitment with the Kingdom, reflecting Navantia’s compromise to continue with the development of the sustainment capabilities of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces.
AVANTE 2200 program
The corvettes are based on the AVANTE 2200 design, adapted to the requirements of Saudi Arabia, offering advanced performance, excellent seakeeping, high survivability, and the capability to operate in extreme high temperatures such as in the Gulf area.
The contract for the construction of five corvettes came into force in November 2018 and, since the launching of this first unit (in July 2020), Navantia launched the five units with a cadence of four months between each of them, which meant achieving this milestone in a record time of 3 years.
The program included the provision of various services, such as integrated logistics support, operational and maintenance training, provision of Training and Education Centers for the Combat System and Platform Control System of the ships, Life Cycle Support and systems for the maintenance of the ships at the Jeddah Naval Base.
The success for the first batch, contributed to the signing of a second batch of three additional corvettes in 2024, with identical design and capabilities.
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