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Qatar Navy Expansion Continues with New Ships and Bases by 2022

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, November 28th, 2018

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Qatar Navy Expansion Continues with New Ships and Bases by 2022

DOHA, Qatar – The Qatar Emiri Naval Forces are moving ahead with plans to expand its fleet, along with its base footprint, over the next four years, a service spokesman said Wednesday.The navy in 2016 signed a deal with Italy’s Fincantieri worth about $4.5 billion to build seven new service vessels over the next 10 years including four corvettes, two offshore patrol vehicles and one landing platform/dock (LPD) amphibious transport ship, along with relevant services. The company began work on…

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