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{{Infobox ship image
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = File:Gowind 2500.jpg
| Ship image = ENS El Fateh Aug 2022 (cropped).jpg
| Ship image size = 300px
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| Ship caption = A Gowind 2500 corvette of the UAE Navy
| Ship caption = The Egyptian [[ENS El Fateh|ENS ''El Fateh'']] in August, 2022
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{{Infobox ship class overview
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Gowind class
| Name = Gowind class
| Builders = *[[Naval Group]]<br>[[Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation]]<br>[http://www.alexyard.com.eg/ Alexandria Shipyard]
| Builders = *[[Naval Group]]<br />[[Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation]]<br />[[Alexandria Shipyard]]
| Operators = '''Current operators'''<hr> {{navy|Egypt}}<ref name=t1/><ref name=t2>{{cite news|url=http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20140304trib000818235/l-egypte-sur-le-point-de-s-offrir-quatre-gowind-de-dcns-pour-1-milliard-d-euros.html |title=L'Egypte sur le point de s'offrir quatre Gowind de DCNS pour 1 milliard d'euros |last=Cabirol |first=Michel |work=La Tribune |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014|language=fr}}</ref><ref name=navyr>{{cite web |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/march-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1609-egyptian-navy-would-be-about-to-order-4-to-6-gowind-combat-corvettes-from-dcns.html |title=Egyptian Navy would be about to order 4 to 6 Gowind Combat Corvettes from DCNS |website=navyrecognition.com |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> <hr>
| Operators =* {{naval|Egypt}}<ref name=t1/><ref name=t2>{{cite news|url=http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20140304trib000818235/l-egypte-sur-le-point-de-s-offrir-quatre-gowind-de-dcns-pour-1-milliard-d-euros.html |title=L'Egypte sur le point de s'offrir quatre Gowind de DCNS pour 1 milliard d'euros |last=Cabirol |first=Michel |work=La Tribune |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014|language=fr}}</ref><ref name=navyr>{{cite web |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/march-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1609-egyptian-navy-would-be-about-to-order-4-to-6-gowind-combat-corvettes-from-dcns.html |title=Egyptian Navy would be about to order 4 to 6 Gowind Combat Corvettes from DCNS |website=navyrecognition.com |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>
{{navy|Argentina}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/naval-group-delivered-ara-bouchard-opv-to-argentine-navy/ |title=Argentine Navy Commissioned ARA Bouchard OPV Built By Naval Group |work=navalnews.com |date=11 December 2019 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref><hr>'''Future operators''' <hr>{{navy|Malaysia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/august-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5505-royal-malaysian-navy-launched-its-first-lcs-gowind-frigate-kd-maharaja-lela.html |title=Royal Malaysian Navy Launched its First LCS Gowind Frigate KD Maharaja Lela |work=navyrecognition.com |date=24 August 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref><hr> {{navy|United Arab Emirates}}<hr> {{navy|Romania}}
* {{navy|Argentina}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/naval-group-delivered-ara-bouchard-opv-to-argentine-navy/ |title=Argentine Navy Commissioned ARA Bouchard OPV Built By Naval Group |work=navalnews.com |date=11 December 2019 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
* '''Future operators'''
* {{navy|Malaysia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/august-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5505-royal-malaysian-navy-launched-its-first-lcs-gowind-frigate-kd-maharaja-lela.html |title=Royal Malaysian Navy Launched its First LCS Gowind Frigate KD Maharaja Lela |work=navyrecognition.com |date=24 August 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
* {{navy|United Arab Emirates}}
| Class before =
| Class before =
| Class after =
| Class after =
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| In service range =
| In service range =
| In commission range = 22 September 2017 – present
| In commission range = 22 September 2017 – present
| Total ships building = 8
| Total ships building = 7
| Total ships planned = 20
| Total ships planned = 20
| Total ships completed = 8
| Total ships completed = 8
| Total ships cancelled = 5 (1 Royal Malaysian Navy, 4 Romanian Navy)<ref name="Malaysia Scuttles One LCS, As Boustead Struggles To Fulfil Obligations">{{cite web|url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/malaysia-scuttles-one-lcs-as-boustead-struggles-to-fulfil-obligations/ |title=Shepard Media - Malaysia scuttles one LCS, as Boustead struggles to fulfil obligations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-defense-26449520-ministerul-apararii-anulat-licitatia-pentru-corvete-istoria-unui-esec-strategic-pentru-romania.htm|title=Ministerul Apărării a anulat licitația pentru corvete. Istoria unui eșec strategic pentru România|language=ro|work=[[HotNews]]|date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
| Total ships cancelled =
| Total ships active = 4
| Total ships active = 6 (2 Egyptian Navy, 4 Argentine Navy)
| Total ships laid up =
| Total ships laid up =
| Total ships lost =
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Ship type = [[Frigate]] , [[Corvette]] , [[Patrol boat|Offshore patrol vessel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/activities/products/#corvette |title=Products - Corvettes |publisher=DCNS |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
| Ship type = [[Frigate]] , [[Corvette]] , [[Patrol boat|Offshore patrol vessel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.dcnsgroup.com/activities/products/#corvette |title=Products - Corvettes |publisher=DCNS |access-date=19 November 2014 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602025420/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/activities/products/#corvette |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Ship displacement = 1,000 tons - 3,100 tons
| Ship displacement = 1,000 tons - 3,100 tons
| Ship length = {{convert|85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} - {{convert|111|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship length = {{convert|85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} - {{convert|111|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| Ship EW = * VIGILE 200 Tactical R-ESM System
| Ship EW = * VIGILE 200 Tactical R-ESM System
* ALTESSE Naval C-ESM
* ALTESSE Naval C-ESM
| Ship armament = * 1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] or [[Bofors 57 mm gun]] main gun
| Ship armament = * 1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] or [[Bofors 57 mm Naval Automatic Gun L/70]]
* 2 × [[M621 cannon|Nexter Narwhal 20 mm]] or [[30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun|MSI DS30M 30 mm]] cannon
* 2 × [[M621 cannon|Nexter Narwhal 20 mm]] or [[30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun|MSI DS30M 30 mm]] cannon
* 8 - 16 × VLS for [[MICA (missile)|MICA VL]]
* 8 - 16 × VLS for [[MICA (missile)|VL MICA]]
* 4 - 8 × [[Exocet]] or [[Naval Strike Missile]] anti ship missile
* 4 - 8 × [[Exocet]] or [[Naval Strike Missile]] anti ship missile
* 2 × triple torpedo launcher <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/balt-military-expo-2014/1894-at-balt-military-expo-2014-dcns-unveiled-the-new-gowind-1000-corvette.html |title=At Balt military expo 2014 DCNS unveiled the new Gowind 1000 corvette |website=navyrecognition.com |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
* 2 × triple torpedo launcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/balt-military-expo-2014/1894-at-balt-military-expo-2014-dcns-unveiled-the-new-gowind-1000-corvette.html |title=At Balt military expo 2014 DCNS unveiled the new Gowind 1000 corvette |website=navyrecognition.com |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
| Ship aircraft = *1 × 5-tons helicopter or 1 × 10-tons helicopter (supported)
| Ship aircraft = *1 × 5-tons helicopter or 1 × 10-tons helicopter (supported)
*[[Schiebel Camcopter S-100]]<ref name="Schiebel">{{cite web | url = http://www.schiebel.net/AcmsFile/1147/0/550/2011_06_20_CAMCOPTER_S-100_INTEGRATION_INTO_DCNS_N.pdf | first = Andrea | last = Blama | title = CAMCOPTER S-100 Integration into DCNS New Class of Offshore Patrol Vessel | publisher = [[Schiebel]] | access-date = 20 June 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930231941/http://www.schiebel.net/AcmsFile/1147/0/550/2011_06_20_CAMCOPTER_S-100_INTEGRATION_INTO_DCNS_N.pdf | archive-date = 30 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Schiebel Camcopter S-100]]<ref name="Schiebel">{{cite web | url = http://www.schiebel.net/AcmsFile/1147/0/550/2011_06_20_CAMCOPTER_S-100_INTEGRATION_INTO_DCNS_N.pdf | first = Andrea | last = Blama | title = CAMCOPTER S-100 Integration into DCNS New Class of Offshore Patrol Vessel | publisher = [[Schiebel]] | access-date = 20 June 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110930231941/http://www.schiebel.net/AcmsFile/1147/0/550/2011_06_20_CAMCOPTER_S-100_INTEGRATION_INTO_DCNS_N.pdf | archive-date = 30 September 2011}}</ref>
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The '''Gowind''' design is a family of steel [[monohull]] [[frigate]]s, [[corvette]]s and [[offshore patrol vessel]]s developed since 2006 by [[France]]'s [[Naval Group]], formerly known as DCNS, to conduct missions in the [[littoral zone]] such as [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW). The Gowind family includes vessels with lengths from {{convert|85|to|111|m|ftin}} and displacement from 1,000 tons to 3,100 tons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/gowind_corvettes/ |title=Gowind Corvettes, France |website=naval-technology.com |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>
The '''Gowind''' design is a family of steel [[monohull]] [[frigate]]s, [[corvette]]s and [[offshore patrol vessel]]s developed since 2006 by [[France]]'s [[Naval Group]], formerly known as DCNS, to conduct missions in the [[littoral zone]] such as [[anti-submarine warfare]] (ASW). The Gowind family includes vessels with lengths from {{convert|85|to|111|m|ftin}} and displacement from 1,000 tons to 3,100 tons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/gowind_corvettes/ |title=Gowind Corvettes, France |website=naval-technology.com |access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref>


The Gowind design can deploy [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAVs), [[unmanned surface vehicle]]s (USVs) and [[Unmanned underwater vehicle|underwater unmanned vehicle]]s (UUVs). An aft deck has been provided allowing for a 10-ton class [[helicopter]] or UAV operations.
The Gowind design can deploy [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAVs), [[unmanned surface vehicle]]s (USVs) and [[Unmanned underwater vehicle|underwater unmanned vehicle]]s (UUVs). An aft deck has been provided allowing for a 10-ton class [[helicopter]] or UAV operations.


The platform's weapon system consists of a multi-functional [[radar]] and [[MICA (missile)|MICA]] surface-to-air missiles (SAM). It is armed with [[Exocet]] anti-ship missiles. The propulsion system is based on Combined Diesel and Diesel ([[CODAD]]) and includes water-jets for improved maneuverability in shallow waters and high-speed performance. There is no [[Funnel (ship)|funnel]] on these ships. The radar and other sensors are mounted on a single central [[Mast (sailing)|mast]] thus allowing 360-degree view. Naval Group offers two variants of the design: Gowind 1000 and Gowind 2500 while Malaysia with the assistance of Naval Group locally developed the Gowind 3100.
The platform's weapon system consists of a multi-functional [[radar]] and [[MICA (missile)|VL MICA]] [[surface-to-air missile]]s (SAM). It is armed with [[Exocet]] anti-ship missiles. The propulsion system is based on Combined Diesel and Diesel ([[CODAD]]) and includes water-jets for improved maneuverability in shallow waters and high-speed performance. There is no [[Funnel (ship)|funnel]] on these ships. The radar and other sensors are mounted on a single central [[Mast (sailing)|mast]] thus allowing 360-degree view. Naval Group offers two variants of the design: Gowind 1000 and Gowind 2500 while Malaysia with the assistance of Naval Group locally developed the Gowind 3100.


As of October 2021, the Greek government is in discussions with Naval Group about the acquisition of up to seven Gowind corvettes with three of them being built in Greece.
As of October 2021, the Greek government is in discussions with Naval Group about the acquisition of up to seven Gowind corvettes with three of them being built in Greece.
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=== Gowind 1000 ===
=== Gowind 1000 ===
The Gowind 1000 is a 1,000-ton corvette designed for protection, escort and embargo naval missions in a littoral environment. The Gowind 1000 can also perform presence, surveillance, intelligence and policing missions.
The Gowind 1000 is a 1,000-ton corvette designed for protection, escort and embargo naval missions in a littoral environment. The Gowind 1000 can also perform presence, surveillance, intelligence and policing missions. It is armed with:
It is armed with:
* 1 x [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] main gun
* 1 x [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] main gun
* 2 x [[M621 cannon|Nexter Narwhal 20 mm cannon]]
* 2 x [[M621 cannon|Nexter Narwhal 20 mm cannon]]
* 8 x VLS for MBDA [[MICA (missile)|VL Mica]] surface-to-air missiles
* 8 x VLS for MBDA [[MICA (missile)|VL MICA]] surface-to-air missiles
* 4 x MBDA MM40 [[Exocet]] anti-ship missile launchers
* 4 x MBDA MM40 [[Exocet]] anti-ship missile launchers


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The Gowind 2500 capitalizes on Naval Group's expertise in vessel [[Stealth ship|stealth]].
The Gowind 2500 capitalizes on Naval Group's expertise in vessel [[Stealth ship|stealth]].
The vessel is equipped with facilities for an embarked helicopter and [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]].
The vessel is equipped with facilities for an embarked helicopter and [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drones]]. It is armed with:
* 1 × [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] main gun
It is armed with:
* 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm main gun
* 2 × [[M621 cannon|Nexter Narwhal 20 mm cannon]]
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* 16 × VLS for MBDA [[MICA (missile)|VL MICA]] surface-to-air missiles
* 2 × Nexter Narwhal 20 mm cannon
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* 8 × MBDA MM40 [[Exocet]] anti-ship missile launchers
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* 16 × VLS for VL Mica surface-to-air missiles
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* 8 × MBDA MM40 Exocet anti-ship missile launchers
* 2 × triple torpedo launchers
* 2 × triple torpedo launchers


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=== Gowind 3100 ===
=== Gowind 3100 ===
The Gowind 3100 is a frigate with the displacement of 3,100 tons and length of {{convert|111|m|ftin}}.
The Gowind 3100 is a frigate with the displacement of 3,100 tons and length of {{convert|111|m|ftin}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/gowind_corvettes/ | title=Gowind Class Corvette Multi-Mission Combatant }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.naval-group.com/en/surface-ships | title=Surface ships }}</ref> It is armed with:
It is armed with:
* 1 × [[Bofors 57 mm L/70 naval artillery gun|Bofors 57 mm]] main gun
* 1 × [[Bofors 57 mm L/70 naval artillery gun|Bofors 57 mm]] main gun
* 2 × [[30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun|MSI DS30M 30 mm]] cannon
* 2 × [[30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun|MSI DS30M 30 mm]] cannon
* 16 × [[MICA (missile)|VL Mica]] in [[Sylver Vertical Launching System|Sylver VLS]]
* 16 × VLS for MBDA [[MICA (missile)|VL MICA]] surface-to-air missiles
* 8 × [[Naval Strike Missile]] SSM
* 8 × [[Naval Strike Missile]] anti-ship missile launchers
* 2 × triple torpedo launcher
* 2 × triple torpedo launcher


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In April 2015, Naval Group started cutting metal for the very first Gowind 2500 corvette, with a planned construction period of 29 months. It is the first of a series of four units that will be delivered to Egypt before 2019. The corvette's first block was laid in the dry dock in September 2015.<ref name="mobile.twitter.com">{{cite tweet |url= https://mobile.twitter.com/dcnsgroup/status/649206737787072513 |title= The future Egyptian #Gowind corvette is taking shape at DCNS Lorient. |user=navalgroup |number=649206737787072513 |date= 30 September 2015 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> Naval Group celebrated the launch of the first Egyptian Gowind corvette ''El Fateh'' at the Lorient naval shipyard in September 2016. ''El Fateh'' successfully concluded its first [[sea trial]]s by the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/the-first-gowind2500-by-dcns-succeeds-in-the-beginning-of-its-sea-trials/ |publisher= Naval Group |title= The first Gowind®2500 by DCNS succeeds in the beginning of its sea trials |date= 22 March 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> The Egyptian Navy took delivery of the vessel in September 2017, three years after the order was placed.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.naval-group.com/en/news/naval-group-delivers-the-first-gowind2500-corvette-ens-elfateh-to-the-egyptian-navy/ |publisher= Naval Group |title= Naval Group Delivers the First Gowind®2500 Corvette, ENS Elfateh, to the Egyptian Navy |date= 22 September 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
In April 2015, Naval Group started cutting metal for the very first Gowind 2500 corvette, with a planned construction period of 29 months. It is the first of a series of four units that will be delivered to Egypt before 2019. The corvette's first block was laid in the dry dock in September 2015.<ref name="mobile.twitter.com">{{cite tweet |url= https://mobile.twitter.com/dcnsgroup/status/649206737787072513 |title= The future Egyptian #Gowind corvette is taking shape at DCNS Lorient. |user=navalgroup |number=649206737787072513 |date= 30 September 2015 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> Naval Group celebrated the launch of the first Egyptian Gowind corvette ''El Fateh'' at the Lorient naval shipyard in September 2016. ''El Fateh'' successfully concluded its first [[sea trial]]s by the end of March 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/the-first-gowind2500-by-dcns-succeeds-in-the-beginning-of-its-sea-trials/ |publisher= Naval Group |title= The first Gowind®2500 by DCNS succeeds in the beginning of its sea trials |date= 22 March 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> The Egyptian Navy took delivery of the vessel in September 2017, three years after the order was placed.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.naval-group.com/en/news/naval-group-delivers-the-first-gowind2500-corvette-ens-elfateh-to-the-egyptian-navy/ |publisher= Naval Group |title= Naval Group Delivers the First Gowind®2500 Corvette, ENS Elfateh, to the Egyptian Navy |date= 22 September 2017 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>


Alexandria Shipyard started cutting metal for the second Gowind corvette intended for the Egyptian Navy in April 2016, it is the first corvette to be built locally in Egypt. Naval Group sent supervision and technical assistance teams, technical data and necessary components to Alexandria for assisting Egypt in the local construction of the three corvettes. The company also provided training for the Egyptian staff at its site in Lorient.<ref name=ngprapr2016>{{cite press release|url= http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/beginning-of-construction-of-the-first-gowind-2500-corvette-built-in-egypt/ |publisher=Naval Group |title= Beginning of Construction of the First Gowind® 2500 Corvette Built in Egypt |date= 17 April 2016 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> All the Panoramic Sensors and Intelligence Modules (PSIM) were produced and tested in Lorient by Naval Group and later shipped to Alexandria for installation on the corvettes. The launching ceremony of the second Gowind corvette ''Port Said'' took place in September 2018 in Alexandria.<ref>{{Citation|last=IndraStra Global|title=Port Said - Egyptian Navy's New Home-made Gowind 2500-class Corvette|date=2018-09-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE0MPd218Ho |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/WE0MPd218Ho |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-11-21 |website=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=nrsept2018>{{cite web|url= https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/september/6485-launching-of-the-first-gowind-2500-corvette-built-in-egypt.html |website= navyrecognition.com |title= Launching of the first Gowind 2500 corvette built in Egypt |date= 7 September 2018 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
Alexandria Shipyard started cutting metal for the second Gowind corvette intended for the Egyptian Navy in April 2016, it is the first corvette to be built locally in Egypt. Naval Group sent supervision and technical assistance teams, technical data and necessary components to Alexandria for assisting Egypt in the local construction of the three corvettes. The company also provided training for the Egyptian staff at its site in Lorient.<ref name=ngprapr2016>{{cite press release |url= http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/beginning-of-construction-of-the-first-gowind-2500-corvette-built-in-egypt/ |publisher= Naval Group |title= Beginning of Construction of the First Gowind® 2500 Corvette Built in Egypt |date= 17 April 2016 |access-date= 13 August 2020 |archive-date= 28 May 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170528165546/http://en.dcnsgroup.com/news/beginning-of-construction-of-the-first-gowind-2500-corvette-built-in-egypt/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> All the Panoramic Sensors and Intelligence Modules (PSIM) were produced and tested in Lorient by Naval Group and later shipped to Alexandria for installation on the corvettes. The launching ceremony of the second Gowind corvette ''Port Said'' took place in September 2018 in Alexandria.<ref>{{Citation|last=IndraStra Global|title=Port Said - Egyptian Navy's New Home-made Gowind 2500-class Corvette|date=2018-09-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE0MPd218Ho |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/WE0MPd218Ho |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2018-11-21 |website=youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=nrsept2018>{{cite web|url= https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/september/6485-launching-of-the-first-gowind-2500-corvette-built-in-egypt.html |website= navyrecognition.com |title= Launching of the first Gowind 2500 corvette built in Egypt |date= 7 September 2018 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>


Construction work on the third vessel has already started, its first block was laid in the dry dock by July 2018.<ref name="defenceweb.co.za">{{cite news|url= http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52468:naval-group-delivering-gowind-sensor-mast-to-egypt&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 |website= defenceweb.co.za |title= Naval Group delivering Gowind sensor mast to Egypt |date= 20 July 2018 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>
Construction work on the third vessel has already started, its first block was laid in the dry dock by July 2018.<ref name="defenceweb.co.za">{{cite news|url= http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52468:naval-group-delivering-gowind-sensor-mast-to-egypt&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106 |website= defenceweb.co.za |title= Naval Group delivering Gowind sensor mast to Egypt |date= 20 July 2018 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>


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! Name !! Hull number !! Laid down !! Launched !! Commissioned !! Homeport
! Name !! Hull number !! Laid down !! Launched !! Commissioned !! Homeport
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|''[[ENS El Moez|El Moez]]''||981|| July 2018<ref name="defenceweb.co.za"/> || 12 May 2019|| ||
|''[[ENS El Moez|El Moez]]''||981|| July 2018<ref name="defenceweb.co.za"/> || 12 May 2019|| ||
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|''[[ENS Luxor|Luxor]]''||986|| TBA ||14 May 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Egypt launches another locally built corvette|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/egypt-launches-another-locally-built-corvette|date=15 May 2020|website=defenceweb.co.za|access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> || ||
|''[[ENS Luxor|Luxor]]''||986|| TBA ||14 May 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=Egypt launches another locally built corvette|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/sea/sea-sea/egypt-launches-another-locally-built-corvette|date=15 May 2020|website=defenceweb.co.za|access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> || ||
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{{main|Maharaja Lela-class frigate}}


Malaysia is locally designing and building six stealth frigates displacing 3,100 tons and length 111 meter based on the design of the Gowind corvette.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/august-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1969-royal-malaysian-navy-releases-first-official-image-of-its-lcs-sgpv-frigate.html |title=Royal Malaysian Navy Releases First Official Image of its LCS-SGPV Corvette |website=navyrecognition.com |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref>
Malaysia is locally designing and building six stealth frigates displacing 3,100 tons and length 111 meter based on the design of the Gowind corvette.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/august-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/1969-royal-malaysian-navy-releases-first-official-image-of-its-lcs-sgpv-frigate.html |title=Royal Malaysian Navy Releases First Official Image of its LCS-SGPV Corvette |website=navyrecognition.com |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=26 September 2014}}</ref> In 2023, it is confirmed that Malaysia will only build five instead of six ship after the sixth ship were cancelled.<ref name="Malaysia Scuttles One LCS, As Boustead Struggles To Fulfil Obligations"/>


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| ''[[KD Tok Janggut (2505)|Tok Janggut]]'' || 2505 || TBA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.malaysiandefence.com/here-we-go-again-lcs/ |title=Here We Go Again LCS |work=Malaysian Defence |date=3 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> || || ||
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| ''[[KD Mat Kilau (2506)|Mat Kilau]]'' || 2506 || || || ||
| ''[[KD Mat Kilau (2506)|Mat Kilau]]'' || 2506 ||colspan=4 align=center|Cancelled<ref name="Malaysia Scuttles One LCS, As Boustead Struggles To Fulfil Obligations"/>
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|''[[ARA Bouchard (P-51)|Bouchard]]''||51|| 2010 || 2011 || 2012 (French service);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ladroit-offshore-patrol-vessel/ |title=L'Adroit Offshore Patrol Vessel |work=naval-technology.com |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> 2019 (Argentine service) ||[[Mar del Plata]]<ref>https://www.argentina.gob.ar/armada-argentina/superficie/unidades/patrullero-oceanico-ara-bouchard-p-51</ref>
|''[[ARA Bouchard (P-51)|Bouchard]]''||51|| 2010 || 2011 || 2012 (French service);<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ladroit-offshore-patrol-vessel/ |title=L'Adroit Offshore Patrol Vessel |work=naval-technology.com |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref> 2019 (Argentine service) ||[[Mar del Plata]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/armada-argentina/superficie/unidades/patrullero-oceanico-ara-bouchard-p-51 | title=Patrullero Oceánico ARA "Bouchard" (P-51) | date=16 January 2020 }}</ref>
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| ''[[ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)|Piedrabuena]]''||52||2019 ||4 July 2020<ref>https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/naval-group-mise-leau-technique-de-deux-des-trois-opv-argentins-0</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/naval/naval-group-ara-piedrabuena-em-avancado-estagio-de-construcao |title=Naval Group: ARA 'Piedrabuena' em avançado estágio de construção |trans-title=Naval Group: ARA 'Piedrabuena' in advanced construction stage |last=Padilha |first=Luiz |language=Portuguese |work=Defesa Aérea & Naval |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>||13 April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/april/9979-argentina-receives-a-r-a-piedrabuena-from-naval-group.html|title = Argentina receives A.R.A. Piedrabuena from Naval Group}}</ref> || Mar del Plata<ref> https://www.argentina.gob.ar/armada/unidades/patrulleros/piedrabuena</ref>
| ''[[ARA Piedrabuena (P-52)|Piedrabuena]]''||52||2019 ||4 July 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/naval-group-mise-leau-technique-de-deux-des-trois-opv-argentins-0 | title=Naval Group : Mise à l'EAU technique de deux des trois OPV argentins &#124; Mer et Marine | date=7 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/naval/naval-group-ara-piedrabuena-em-avancado-estagio-de-construcao |title=Naval Group: ARA 'Piedrabuena' em avançado estágio de construção |trans-title=Naval Group: ARA 'Piedrabuena' in advanced construction stage |last=Padilha |first=Luiz |language=Portuguese |work=Defesa Aérea & Naval |date=11 August 2020 |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>||13 April 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2021/april/9979-argentina-receives-a-r-a-piedrabuena-from-naval-group.html|title = Argentina receives A.R.A. Piedrabuena from Naval Group}}</ref> || Mar del Plata<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/armada/unidades/patrulleros/piedrabuena | title=Patrullero Oceánico ARA "Piedrabuena" (P-52) | date=July 2021 }}</ref>
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| ''[[ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)|Almirante Storni]]'' ||53 ||2019 ||10 May 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/concarneau-mise-leau-dun-nouveau-patrouilleur-pour-largentine|title = Concarneau : Mise à l'EAU d'un nouveau patrouilleur pour l'Argentine|date = 11 May 2021}}</ref> ||13 October 2021<ref>https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/opv-87-a-r-a-storni-handed-over-to-argentine-navy/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/livraison-du-premier-opv-argentin-construit-concarneau|title=A Concarneau, la marine argentine réceptionne le patrouilleur Piedrabuena|date=14 April 2021}}</ref> ||
| ''[[ARA Almirante Storni (P-53)|Almirante Storni]]'' ||53 ||2019 ||10 May 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/concarneau-mise-leau-dun-nouveau-patrouilleur-pour-largentine|title = Concarneau : Mise à l'EAU d'un nouveau patrouilleur pour l'Argentine|date = 11 May 2021}}</ref> ||13 October 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/10/opv-87-a-r-a-storni-handed-over-to-argentine-navy/ | title=OPV 87 A.R.A. Storni handed over to Argentine Navy | date=13 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/livraison-du-premier-opv-argentin-construit-concarneau|title=A Concarneau, la marine argentine réceptionne le patrouilleur Piedrabuena|date=14 April 2021}}</ref> || Mar del Plata
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==Cancelled==


===Romania===
===Romania===


In July 2019, Naval Group won a €1.2 billion contract, which includes the construction of four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes for the [[Romanian Navy]], as well as a new maintenance center and a training center. Naval Group is due to build the first corvette within three years, while the remaining three corvettes will be constructed by [[Constanța Shipyard]] and be delivered before 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Group awarded €1.2 billion contract for 4 Romania navy corvettes |url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/07/03/naval-group-romania-navy-corvette-contract/ |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=13 August 2020 |work=The Defense Post}}</ref>
In July 2019, Naval Group won a €1.2 billion contract, which included the construction of four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes for the [[Romanian Navy]]. Naval Group was due to build the first corvette within three years, while the remaining three corvettes were to be constructed by [[Constanța Shipyard]] and delivered before 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naval Group awarded €1.2 billion contract for 4 Romania navy corvettes |url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/07/03/naval-group-romania-navy-corvette-contract/ |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=13 August 2020 |work=The Defense Post}}</ref> The contract was canceled by Romanian Ministry of Defence on 8 August 2023, following disagreements on the price of constructing the corvettes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-03 |title=France hopes to seal Romania 1.2 bln euro warship deal quickly |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-hopes-seal-romania-12-bln-euro-warship-deal-quickly-2022-02-03/ |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-defense-26449520-ministerul-apararii-anulat-licitatia-pentru-corvete-istoria-unui-esec-strategic-pentru-romania.htm|title=Ministerul Apărării a anulat licitația pentru corvete. Istoria unui eșec strategic pentru România|language=ro|work=[[HotNews]]|date=8 August 2023}}</ref>


==Potential operators==
==Potential operators==


===Indonesia===
===Indonesia===
In January 2020 the Indonesian Minister of Defence [[Prabowo Subianto]], during a bilateral meeting in France with his French counterpart [[Florence Parly]], said the Indonesian Ministry is interested in French military equipment; including 36 [[Dassault Rafale]] aircraft, (in negotiation) {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|5}} submarines, and 2 Gowind corvettes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/01/17/to-deal-with-lindonesia-china-interested-in-the-gust-and-french-submarines/ |title=To face China, Indonesia is interested in the Rafale and French submarines |work=meta-defense.fr |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> On 7 June 2021, Indonesia signed a letter of intent to buy two Gowind corvettes from France.<ref>{{Cite web|last=GDC|date=2021-08-02|title=Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.|url=https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/08/02/indonesia-signed-a-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-36-rafale-fighter-jets-from-france/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Global Defense Corp|language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2020 the Indonesian Minister of Defence [[Prabowo Subianto]], during a bilateral meeting in France with his French counterpart [[Florence Parly]], said the Indonesian Ministry is interested in French military equipment; including 36 [[Dassault Rafale]] aircraft, (in negotiation) {{sclass2|Scorpène|submarine|5}} submarines, and 2 Gowind corvettes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/01/17/to-deal-with-lindonesia-china-interested-in-the-gust-and-french-submarines/ |title=To face China, Indonesia is interested in the Rafale and French submarines |work=meta-defense.fr |date=17 January 2020 |access-date=28 March 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801214920/https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2020/01/17/to-deal-with-lindonesia-china-interested-in-the-gust-and-french-submarines/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 7 June 2021, Indonesia signed a letter of intent to buy two Gowind corvettes from France.<ref>{{cite web|last=GDC|date=2021-08-02|title=Indonesia signed a letter of intent to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.|url=https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2021/08/02/indonesia-signed-a-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-36-rafale-fighter-jets-from-france/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=Global Defense Corp|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Greece&nbsp; ===
=== Greece ===
Greece is interested in 5 Gowind 2800HN corvettes based on the Gowind 2500 for the [[Hellenic Navy]] as part of a $5 billion defence package.<ref>https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2021/09/30/negotiations-for-gowind-2500-corvettes-built-in-greece-to-advance-rapidly/</ref>
{{As of|2021}}, Greece is interested in 5 Gowind 2800HN corvettes based on the Gowind 2500 for the [[Hellenic Navy]] as part of a $5 billion defence package.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meta-defense.fr/en/2021/09/30/negotiations-for-gowind-2500-corvettes-built-in-greece-to-advance-rapidly/ |title=Negotiations for Gowind 2500 corvettes built in Greece to advance rapidly |publisher=Meta-Defense.fr |date=2021-09-30 |accessdate=2022-05-09}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Sigma-class corvette|Damen Naval - Sigma corvette]]
* [[Littoral combat ship]]
* [[Littoral combat ship]]
* {{sclass|Kamorta|corvette|1}}
* {{sclass|Kamorta|corvette|1}}

Latest revision as of 23:21, 19 January 2024

The Egyptian ENS El Fateh in August, 2022
Class overview
NameGowind class
BuildersNaval Group
Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation
Alexandria Shipyard
Operators
SubclassesKership
Cost
  • Gowind 1000: €80 million (2014) per unit
  • Gowind 2500: €375 million (2019) per unit
  • Gowind 3100: RM 1.5 billion (2011) per unit + ToT (ceiling)
In commission22 September 2017 – present
Planned20
Building7
Completed8
Cancelled5 (1 Royal Malaysian Navy, 4 Romanian Navy)[1][2]
Active6 (2 Egyptian Navy, 4 Argentine Navy)
General characteristics
TypeFrigate , Corvette , Offshore patrol vessel[10]
Displacement1,000 tons - 3,100 tons
Length85 m (278 ft 10 in) - 111 m (364 ft 2 in)
PropulsionCODAD
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Endurance21 days
Complement65 + 15 Special forces
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • VIGILE 200 Tactical R-ESM System
  • ALTESSE Naval C-ESM
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilities
  • Stern hangar
  • Helicopter landing platform

The Gowind design is a family of steel monohull frigates, corvettes and offshore patrol vessels developed since 2006 by France's Naval Group, formerly known as DCNS, to conduct missions in the littoral zone such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW). The Gowind family includes vessels with lengths from 85 to 111 metres (278 ft 10 in to 364 ft 2 in) and displacement from 1,000 tons to 3,100 tons.[12]

The Gowind design can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs). An aft deck has been provided allowing for a 10-ton class helicopter or UAV operations.

The platform's weapon system consists of a multi-functional radar and VL MICA surface-to-air missiles (SAM). It is armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles. The propulsion system is based on Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) and includes water-jets for improved maneuverability in shallow waters and high-speed performance. There is no funnel on these ships. The radar and other sensors are mounted on a single central mast thus allowing 360-degree view. Naval Group offers two variants of the design: Gowind 1000 and Gowind 2500 while Malaysia with the assistance of Naval Group locally developed the Gowind 3100.

As of October 2021, the Greek government is in discussions with Naval Group about the acquisition of up to seven Gowind corvettes with three of them being built in Greece.

Product reorganisation[edit]

Main article: Kership

The Gowind class originally consisted of offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) but after a rearrangement of products Naval Group decided to remove the OPV from the Gowind class and develop the OPVs as a class of their own with L'Adroit top of the range. To do so it formed the Kership joint venture with the Piriou shipyard in Concarneau, Brittany in May 2013 to build and market lightly armed and armoured OPVs for customs, fishing and other home security missions. Naval Group said this would enable it to concentrate on "developing relations" with clients seeking heavily armed and armoured warships while Kership handles the more civilian-standard OPVs.[13]

Class specifications[edit]

Gowind 1000[edit]

The Gowind 1000 is a 1,000-ton corvette designed for protection, escort and embargo naval missions in a littoral environment. The Gowind 1000 can also perform presence, surveillance, intelligence and policing missions. It is armed with:

Sensors:

  • Integrated mast to integrate most sensors in a low observable design

Gowind 2500[edit]

The Gowind 2500 multi-mission corvette is designed for surveillance, surface and subsurface combat, protection and escort naval missions. It can also perform presence, maritime surveillance and policing missions against trafficking and piracy.

The Gowind 2500 capitalizes on Naval Group's expertise in vessel stealth. The vessel is equipped with facilities for an embarked helicopter and drones. It is armed with:

Electronic warfare & decoys for Egypt's Gowind 2500:

  • Vigile 200 Tactical R-ESM System
  • Altesse Naval C-ESM
  • Sylena MK2 decoy launcher system

Gowind 3100[edit]

The Gowind 3100 is a frigate with the displacement of 3,100 tons and length of 111 metres (364 ft 2 in).[14][15] It is armed with:

Operators[edit]

Egypt[edit]

In 2014, Egypt signed a €1bn contract with Naval Group to buy four Gowind 2,500-ton corvettes with an option for two more. Separately, MBDA negotiated a contract to equip the ships with MICA vertical launch air-defense missiles and MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missiles, together worth an additional 400 million euros, while Naval Group negotiated a 100–200 million euro contract for torpedoes.[16] Three of the corvettes are to be built locally by Alexandria Shipyard within a technology transfer agreement. It was apparently President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who decided these were the ships he wanted rather than the Meko A200 being offered by German group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) or the Sigma corvette proposed by Damen of the Netherlands.[3][13][5] Egypt is in talks with France to acquire another two Gowind corvettes which, if ordered, would be produced by France in Lorient.[17][18]

In April 2015, Naval Group started cutting metal for the very first Gowind 2500 corvette, with a planned construction period of 29 months. It is the first of a series of four units that will be delivered to Egypt before 2019. The corvette's first block was laid in the dry dock in September 2015.[19] Naval Group celebrated the launch of the first Egyptian Gowind corvette El Fateh at the Lorient naval shipyard in September 2016. El Fateh successfully concluded its first sea trials by the end of March 2017.[20] The Egyptian Navy took delivery of the vessel in September 2017, three years after the order was placed.[21]

Alexandria Shipyard started cutting metal for the second Gowind corvette intended for the Egyptian Navy in April 2016, it is the first corvette to be built locally in Egypt. Naval Group sent supervision and technical assistance teams, technical data and necessary components to Alexandria for assisting Egypt in the local construction of the three corvettes. The company also provided training for the Egyptian staff at its site in Lorient.[22] All the Panoramic Sensors and Intelligence Modules (PSIM) were produced and tested in Lorient by Naval Group and later shipped to Alexandria for installation on the corvettes. The launching ceremony of the second Gowind corvette Port Said took place in September 2018 in Alexandria.[23][24]

Construction work on the third vessel has already started, its first block was laid in the dry dock by July 2018.[25]

Name Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
El Fateh 971 30 September 2015[19] 17 September 2016[26] 22 September 2017[27] Alexandria[28]
Port Said 976 16 April 2016[22] 7 September 2018[24] 11 Jan 2021
El Moez 981 July 2018[25] 12 May 2019
Luxor 986 TBA 14 May 2020[29]

Malaysia[edit]

Main article: Maharaja Lela-class frigate

Malaysia is locally designing and building six stealth frigates displacing 3,100 tons and length 111 meter based on the design of the Gowind corvette.[30] In 2023, it is confirmed that Malaysia will only build five instead of six ship after the sixth ship were cancelled.[1]

Name Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
Maharaja Lela 2501 8 March 2016 24 August 2017
Syarif Masahor 2502 28 February 2017
Raja Mahadi 2503 18 December 2017
Mat Salleh 2504 31 October 2018
Tok Janggut 2505 TBA[31]
Mat Kilau 2506 Cancelled[1]

Argentina[edit]

Argentina chose the OPV variant (Kership design). After repeated negotiations and break-offs, in February 2018 the Argentine Navy was instructed to restart negotiations with Naval Group for the procurement of four Gowind-class vessels. The decision was motivated by the meeting between Argentine President Mauricio Macri and French President Emmanuel Macron at the annual World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland. An order for four vessels was expected in July 2018.[32] In November 2018, Argentina confirmed the purchase of four Gowind-class vessels. The purchase includes the already-built L'Adroit, which in 2016 visited the region on a marketing trip, and three new vessels.[33]

Name Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
Bouchard 51 2010 2011 2012 (French service);[34] 2019 (Argentine service) Mar del Plata[35]
Piedrabuena 52 2019 4 July 2020[36][37] 13 April 2021[38] Mar del Plata[39]
Almirante Storni 53 2019 10 May 2021[40] 13 October 2021[41][42] Mar del Plata
Bartolomé Cordero 54 2020 21 September 2021[43] 11 July 2022[44][45] Mar del Plata[44]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

In 2019 March 25, the United Arab Emirates Navy had signed a contract with Naval Group for Euro750 million (USD850m) for two 2500 class frigates (actually weighing 2,700 tonnes) with options for two more, to be built in partnership with Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company (ADSB). They will be equipped with Naval Group's SETIS combat management system, MBDA's Exocet missile, Raytheon's Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles. This contract was announced in mid-June 2019 by Naval Group.[46]

Name Hull number Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
Bani Yas P110 4 December 2021
Al Emarat P111 13 May 2022

Cancelled[edit]

Romania[edit]

In July 2019, Naval Group won a €1.2 billion contract, which included the construction of four new Gowind multi-mission corvettes for the Romanian Navy. Naval Group was due to build the first corvette within three years, while the remaining three corvettes were to be constructed by Constanța Shipyard and delivered before 2026.[47] The contract was canceled by Romanian Ministry of Defence on 8 August 2023, following disagreements on the price of constructing the corvettes.[48][49]

Potential operators[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

In January 2020 the Indonesian Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto, during a bilateral meeting in France with his French counterpart Florence Parly, said the Indonesian Ministry is interested in French military equipment; including 36 Dassault Rafale aircraft, (in negotiation) Scorpène submarines, and 2 Gowind corvettes.[50] On 7 June 2021, Indonesia signed a letter of intent to buy two Gowind corvettes from France.[51]

Greece[edit]

As of 2021, Greece is interested in 5 Gowind 2800HN corvettes based on the Gowind 2500 for the Hellenic Navy as part of a $5 billion defence package.[52]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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