Saudi Arabia: Riyadh revives deals for warships from France and Turkey


Issue 1051 - 11 Jan 2018 | 1 minute read

Riyadh appears to have revived two deals to buy warships that had been thought of as dormant or even cancelled. French newspaper La Tribune reported on 2 January that Saudi Arabia was set to move ahead with a €250m ($299m) order for three Combattante FS56 fast attack craft from French shipbuilder CMN. The initial deposit has been paid, it said.

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