The
UAE Navy's Baynunah Class corvettes were developed by French company
CMN. The leadship was built in France by CMN shipyard while the 5 remaining
ships of the class were built locally by Abu Dhabi Ship Building. While
light in displacement (right below 1,000 tons) the Baynunah class are
heavily armed for their class. Designed for coastal warfare, these corvettes
may also conduct blue water operations.
The Baynunah Class incorporates a few of stealth features such as sloped
superstructures and all remote operated weapons. Its hull is made of
steel while the superstructures are made in aluminium.
The Baynunah Class was designed for a range of missions:
» Patrolling in international waters, territorial waters and Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ)
» Air and Surface surveillance and intelligence gathering
» Interception of enemy forces (anti-surface and anti-air warfare)
» Protection of ports
» Supporting land forces actions
» Mine laying
The propulsion of the ship is driven by 3 Kamewa Waterjets systems.
Shiplist
Name
Hull
Number
Baynunah
P171
Al
Hesen
P172
Al
Dhafra
P173
Mezyad
P174
TBA
P175
TBA
P176
Variants
Combattante
BR67: Original design by CMN Combattante BR70
Sentry
radar: Saab Microwave Systems Sea Giraffe AMB G-band
Navigation radar: Terma A/S I band Scanter 2001
Optronics: Sagem EOMS NG
Jammers/Decoys: Saab Avitronics NLWS310
(laser warning) - Rheinmetall MASS
ESM: Elettronica Seal
Combat management
system: Selex Sistemi Integrati IPN-S
Weapon control system: Selex Sistemi Integrati NA-25XM
Communications: Link
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Propulsion
Combined
diesel and diesel (CODAD): 4 x MTU 12V595 TE90 diesel engines (4.2 MW
each)
3 x Kamewa Waterjets models 112S11 and 125B11
