27.08.2017, 13:50
Zitat:Qatar to buy $5.9 billion worth of warships from Italyhttps://dohanews.co/qatar-to-buy-5-9-bil...rom-italy/
Qatar has agreed to buy seven navy ships from Italy at a cost of nearly $6 billion, officials have announced.
The purchase will significantly bolster the country’s maritime forces, and has been in the works for at least a year. The agreement was finalized during yesterday’s visit to Qatar by Italy’s foreign minister. [...] Qatari officials did not name the companies involved in the new agreement.
But in June 2016, Italy’s state-backed shipbuilder Fincantieri said it had signed a multi-billion dollar deal to build ships for Qatar. In terms of financial and military heft, this is one of the biggest agreements Qatar has signed in years to boost its naval defense. [...]
Fincantieri says its corvettes are typically 104m long and are operated by a crew of some 105 individuals, although various models have different specifications.
Schneemann.