[sukhoi-30mki]

[maine yankee]

“Arab labor”

[MasterGunner01]

The design is of foreign origin as are all of the combat systems and armament and machinery. Abu Dhabi may be assembling these ships from modules, but the ship is NOT an indigenous design from the keel upwards.

[stevie_d_64]

Yep, very modular design...
I see they are still using the RAM air defense system there...Good spot, good coverage, no need to manuever much to unmask the battery...

That gun looks to be that (is it a Scandinavian design?) 57mm I believe...A very good gun system...

Looks stealthy...And are those Exocet SSM/ASM launchers (boxes)??? amidships???

This hull design doesn’t tell me much about any innovative manuevering or speed advantage over anything else out there right now either...

But still, if I could afford one, I’d put a fighting chair back aft and go trolling for Marlin sometime...I wouldn’t refuse the keys to one in the price was right...

[af_vet_rr]

So is the UAE possibly trying to diversify their economy by moving into the defense industry? They’ve got all that oil money, and they are one of the richest nations in the world per person, but if that oil runs out, they are in trouble.